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Old 09-28-2018, 12:19 PM   #397
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Re: Working Man's Burbon

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Originally Posted by HO455 View Post
I don't have a good feeling about how this is going to work out over the long run as the gasket bunches up sometimes. I like the look of the cap but the seal isn't the best design. I just don't have a clue as to what the thin plate is supposed to do.
The thin brass plate is just a backer for the seal, to make it stiffer. Otherwise the seal is too flexible to seal good. In the next to the last picture it looks like the seal is not laying flat on the top side. Is the brass backer plate bent on that side?

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