Tom Gaylord's o-ring preservation tool

[Robert 5mm]

In todays PA Tom Gaylord's Blog he has a picture of an o-ring preservation tool to get by holes in the compression tube.

Boy I sure wish I had a proper sized one of these last time I was replacing o-rings on the Fortitude.

https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2024/08/how-we-fix-them-today/

[aluminumfetish]

If somebody made a list of needed tube diameter / hole sizes, that is easy enough to create in Fusion 360. I could model up several different combos for various pcp's. I bet those would resin print nicely.

[AmBraCol]

I made something similar with epoxy putty.  Mixed up the putty real well, then slid the valve into place (without o-ring) where there was a smooth section of it under the pressure gauge hole, pressed the putty in there (after first applying silicone oil as an anti-adherent agent) then carefully raised it up, let it harden and then used it to protect o-rings when installing the valve.  It stays in my "Crosman/Benjamin kit" of o-rings, bits and pieces.  Works great still.

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In todays PA Tom Gaylord's Blog he has a picture of an o-ring preservation tool to get by holes in the compression tube.

Boy I sure wish I had a proper sized one of these last time I was replacing o-rings on the Fortitude.

https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2024/08/how-we-fix-them-today/

Hey Robert
^&$@_=s  sells one that fits the Benjamim Discovery/Maximus tube
However, I do not know if the tube OD is the same as your Fortitude
Here is a link
https://www.@#$%^.com/Gauge-Port-Filler-Tool-for-Benjamin-Discovery-p/discofillertool.htm

Hope this helps
Edward

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In todays PA Tom Gaylord's Blog he has a picture of an o-ring preservation tool to get by holes in the compression tube.

Boy I sure wish I had a proper sized one of these last time I was replacing o-rings on the Fortitude.

https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2024/08/how-we-fix-them-today/

Hey Robert
^&$@_=s  sells one that fits the Benjamim Discovery/Maximus tube
However, I do not know if the tube OD is the same as your Fortitude
Here is a link
https://www.@#$%^.com/Gauge-Port-Filler-Tool-for-Benjamin-Discovery-p/discofillertool.htm

Hope this helps
Edward

OK
GTA has censored out the name of the vendor
ARCHY must nave perturbed someone off

Go search for them on Google
They are named in the Tom Gaylord post you referenced

[Robert 5mm]

Thanks found it at A......

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Thanks found it at A......

Glad you did
I recall now that this particular vendor has been blocked by GTA for many years.
Just the way Republicans feel about FDR

[Robert 5mm]

Thanks found it at A......

Glad you did
I recall now that this particular vendor has been blocked by GTA for many years.
Just the way Republicans feel about FDR

But from the vendor - it does not fit the Fortitude.