I need a replacement washer for a K10 air cylinder. The one on the valve has a tiny chip broken off that causes a fast leak. It looks like a simple replacement. However when I looked into ordering one from Pardini USA (cost: 10 bucks) the international shipping to Montreal was unreal, so I'm hoping I can find a source that is easier on my budget. It's a plastic (delrin?) washer OD 0.236" ID 0.123" thickness maybe 0.03".
Anyone got any suggestions?
Pardini K10 cylinder valve washer?
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brent375hh
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Re: Pardini K10 cylinder valve washer?
Look at a 6mm square section o-ring that is hard durometer, like 90A. If you can find one locally, it's worth a try. Round might also work as well.
Most airgun manufacturers didn't dream up new seals just for their products.
Most airgun manufacturers didn't dream up new seals just for their products.
Re: Pardini K10 cylinder valve washer?
Greetings,
Telephone PardiniUSA and ask if they will put the washer in a normal First Class Letter envelope.
Personally, if I were to mail you the washer I would tape it to a piece of paper, address the envelope, apply a stamp, and send it one it's way.
Yes, Customs might confiscate your washer; but, it's worth a try.
Cheers,
Dave
Telephone PardiniUSA and ask if they will put the washer in a normal First Class Letter envelope.
Personally, if I were to mail you the washer I would tape it to a piece of paper, address the envelope, apply a stamp, and send it one it's way.
Yes, Customs might confiscate your washer; but, it's worth a try.
Cheers,
Dave
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thirdwheel
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Re: Pardini K10 cylinder valve washer?
If the K10 cylinder is anything like the K12, yes it is a simple job to replace, I've not measured up my spares to compare it to yours but will do later, what I will say is that use a O ring that is harder than the normal common all garden shore 70, a shore 90 hardness is working well for me in that sealing job. I use the pistol a lot so it gets a lot of cylinder changes and the replacement washers on both cylinders are holding up very well.
Edit
Now measured up the shore 90 (hard) O rings I have used on the K12 cylinder, the K10 may not be the same but the cylinders look the same and the same fill adapter fits in both.
Metric: OD 7.25mm, ID 3.69mm, Thickness 1.78mm
Imperial: OD 0.285in, ID 0.145in, Thickness 0.070
When I took mine out they looked square in section (compressed to that shape) but I already had a complete seal set and no square sections were supplied so worked out what O rings went where and measured up the ones for the valve in the cylinder and ordered some from an engineering supplier. "Gerard" on here has done a great "how to" on how to reseal the cylinders.
Edit
Now measured up the shore 90 (hard) O rings I have used on the K12 cylinder, the K10 may not be the same but the cylinders look the same and the same fill adapter fits in both.
Metric: OD 7.25mm, ID 3.69mm, Thickness 1.78mm
Imperial: OD 0.285in, ID 0.145in, Thickness 0.070
When I took mine out they looked square in section (compressed to that shape) but I already had a complete seal set and no square sections were supplied so worked out what O rings went where and measured up the ones for the valve in the cylinder and ordered some from an engineering supplier. "Gerard" on here has done a great "how to" on how to reseal the cylinders.