Vacum

[ropanach]

I just seen and add on tv for the space saver vacum bag , I've seen it seveal times and muted, as I do with most tv adds, but this time I looked at it with a hobbiest eye.

Thought this might work as a vacum chamber for glueing up things that you needed a full surfes press.

what do you think? DUMB or PLUM :confused:

[desron48]

that might work......joe

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

I did something similar for vacuum bagging these struts...

Just used an available vacuum source, and ziplock bags. ;)

[ropanach]

So when I thought this through,

( Grindimg rusty gears hopeing a chip would be of soom use )

This would work for laminating things together, like makeing cort nozzle for my Bankert, well I'll give it a try. when I get back to the Bankert, Unless I need it sooner.

[tugs]

Saw something like this on New Yankee Workshop:
Compact 100 Vacuum Press System
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=6148

"The kit includes everything you need to clamp and press: a quiet 1 cfm vacuum pump with a 1.5 amp continuous duty motor, 10' of vacuum hose, a 49" x 49" 20 mil vacuum bag, a bag patch kit, 25' of vacuum tape & a complete instruction manual."

If it works for Norm....Who among us doesn't envy his workshop, rather who among us doesn't have a better workshop? Maybe another thread for bragging rights...

[ropanach]

tugs:
I ceck out High land wood working, The price of the vacum unit is 399.00 + shipping, the price of the space savers are 19.95 + shipping. One big difference in cost.

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

Vacuum pumps are not cheap...
You can probably pick up the "Bag press" for $20 bucks

[ropanach]

Umi:
It's not realy the cost if I was in a rush for it but there just does not seem to me that there is a hole lot to them, other than the vacum lock system to hold the vacum where you need it, and it's just a one way valve witch seals tight.

[mistel]

http://www.dream-models.com/eco/vacuumpump.html

[jerryj98501]

Rodger, Here is another site with information on using a kitchen vacuum bagging method. The site is http://www.jcrocket.com/kitchenbagging.shtml. How is the Tiger Sun coming along? Jerryj98501

[ropanach]

Mistel:
Thanks for the info. I've used vacum pumps from old refrigerators before, with out them moveing the freon they tend to look up form a lack of lub.

jerryj98501:

Also thank you for the info. as fore the Tiger Sun I've been takeing it apart and redoing some thing that did not mesure up on the blue prints, witch were hand drawn, so I am backing up to go forward.

[green-boat]

When using old refrigeration compressors as vacuum pumps you need to provide some sort of lubrication. Normally there is oil circulating around along with the freon to keep the pump lubricated.

There are couple of ways to keep things lubricated.

1- Add a mist lubricator to the suction side of the pump. Either buy one or make one.

2- Let the pump slurp up a teaspoon of 30W non detergent motor oil about every 10 hours of running.

3- Find a Jun-Aire brand of compressor. They have a built in oil sump and lubricate themselves by splashing oil around. They are about the size of a fridge compressor but they have a removable lid held down with 4 bolts.