Arthur,
To make a good gasket from nothing you need a good ball peen hammer, cut the material roughly to size and place on the surface that you require the gasket for. Hold in place with one hand and carefully tap the gasket with the ball of the hammer against the casting and it will in time cut through. When you get to a hole tap round the hole until cut. I have used this method for years and if careful you can cut shim by the same method.
Martin P
The engine has a lot of good running history
anything else. I hear what you're saying about
pretty sure its the gasket. The faces look pretty
checked, the hot-bulb is not so easy and would
nicely. How do you cut a material like that