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  1. 29th August 2013, 06:13 PM #1
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    Recently used a Roarockit vacuum press with a manual pump for the first time. Glued 2 mm veneers either side of an MDF substrate then added a border to make a cabinet door. It worked like a charm. The bag held vacuum all night.

    My next job calls for longish but skinny panels, and Roarockit don't make bags big enough. Found a bunch of suppliers of vacuum press bags in the USA, but am having no luck finding an Australian supplier.

    Can anyone help me find vacuum press bags in Australia?
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    You can use vinyl sheet available from hardware stores and seal it with yellow tape, or you can buy both bag material and tape from Adelaide Moulding & Casting Supplies
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    Thanks Alex,

    I think I will make my own. Turns out that the pump and valve are freely available wine bottle air evacuation sealers. Amazing that such a simple arrangement held vacuum all night on the last job. All I need is some sort of flange to connect the rubber valve to the bag.
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