Thread: very cheap manual vacume pump you can make at home

Hmm, certainly worth further investigation and trial. Would appear to work for stablizing blanks in the jam jar trick, thanks for the link

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Hmm, certainly worth further investigation and trial. Would appear to work for stablizing blanks in the jam jar trick, thanks for the link

if you do this can you let me know how it goes.

Cheers

You can turn a push bike pump into a vac pump by putting the leather washer up the other way and on top of the metal washer. You'd still have to make valves but some bike valves woiuld work.

Originally Posted by Spanner69

This is fantastic.

What sort of preasure in PSI and or mecury do you need for vacume stabalisation of burls and stuff?

This might be a much better option than using electrics and stuff.

http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/aero/vacuum/

Good one!

Rick