The reason just to buy one is per your own words, replaced once.
Do it right, do it once, it's not worth your time to try to bodge something.
Well I have the leather, and to order a gasket would set me back about 60 bux… actually, about $35 through eBay.
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The reason just to buy one is per your own words, replaced once.
Do it right, do it once, it's not worth your time to try to bodge something.