OK, it might sound a bit mad, but someone asked me this question today and I could only assume that it must be possible. He has a rare scooter, but can't find any clutch plates for it.
Any takers?
Re-corking clutch plates
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I know this has been done way back in the 1950's - they used wine bottle corks and a razor blade.
Don't know how they bonded it though
Chris
Don't know how they bonded it though
Chris
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Some sort of epoxy would do or even a high stregth super glue. I recon if the wine cork was fed through a metal tube of the same diameter it would act as a guide for the cutting blade.bristolmod wrote:I know this has been done way back in the 1950's - they used wine bottle corks and a razor blade.
Don't know how they bonded it though
Chris
Getting the corks thin enough would be the main problem altough you could probably 'face' them of on a sheet of sandpaper afterwards. I hope its not some sort of lambretta 6 plate jobby
You could end up with a trend braking 2 plate conversion 
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LOL Coaster.coaster wrote:
I hope its not some sort of lambretta 6 plate jobby
I know you can buy cork in flat sheets, because it is supplied in this form for uses as gaskets. However, I think that this is a bit beyond the DIY environment of my workshop. We're not averse to paying a company to re-cork some worn-out clutch plates, if we can find someone who can do it.
Martin
I volunteer to supply the wine corks. Pls send al the full bottles to me and I'll have the corks by the end of the week... hic.. 
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"end of the week" ????
You need someone with a drink problem methinks..............
You need someone with a drink problem methinks..............
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It is a 20 plate clutch isnt it? 
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i can see a situation in the next 20 years when we may need to have this knowledge, i wonder what people do with very early motorbikes made in the first 30 years of the last century
who is going to make consumables for 70 year old machinery
can you still buy cork plates for models A's
who is going to make consumables for 70 year old machinery
can you still buy cork plates for models A's
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Well I thought Tony had his tongue in his cheek, which must make drinking wine rather messy, but when I googled "clutch plate re-corking", I found this:
It is a photo of a clutch plate restored by a company called "Vintage Car Parts". They charge £1 per cork.
It is a photo of a clutch plate restored by a company called "Vintage Car Parts". They charge £1 per cork.
Martin
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make wine drinking a bit cheaper if you can get a quid back for the cork