From: "J.C. Wren" <jcwren at jcwren.com> I wonder if one could take a thin stiff plastic (perhaps for overhead transparencies?), glue it to the foam, and glue that to the mylar, then start punching discs. I don't know about the gasket cutter, but I have a tool from years ago that was part of a grommetting kit. It's a sharp edged steel tool for cutting holes in canvas or rubber, and is smacked with a hammer to do the cutting. You'd need an adhesive that wasn't thick and wouldn't eat the foam. Perhaps something like "artists adhesive". I think it's used for mounting photos and such, and comes in a spray can. I do remember it's fairly thin. I don't know if it would remain sticky enough over time. --jc Dwight Elvey wrote: > >Hi Bill > Using the mylar from the balloons seems like the best of ideas. >It is very thin and would most likely work the best. >One could get a hole punch from an auto parts store ( used >for making gaskets ) and make new pads. I have closed cell >foam that is over 20 years old and still fine, unlike the >normal foam used elsewhere that ozone and time have turned >to a gooey mess. > I would say that this makes the keyboards repairable for >someone that want to take the time. >Dwight >