Thread: Pressure pot

i got mine for around $100 delivered off ebay, it is the same as the super cheap one only cheaperer

MIK

I take it that it works ok did you do any mods to it?
David

i haven't used it as yet, everything i have cast has just been done in conduit, no bubles at all

i have a friend who is getting together a vacuum pump for me, which will hook into the pressure pot

the pot holds pressure though and i cut off the pipe which goes down to where the paint would be

MIK

Cool let me know how you go.
David

the main reason i got the pressure vacuum pot was for stabilizing wood, i have some burls that are so soft that they fly apart and some others that are full of holes, i thought to suck some resin into them to make them workable, and have a bit of a play of course

MIK

Originally Posted by MBUMIK

cut off the pipe which goes down to where the paint would be
MIK

Two things:

1) I'm told that if you heat that pipe, you can unscrew it from the lid.
(I didn't do that myself, never heard about it till I had cut it off VERY short)

2) If you remove the pipe instead of cutting it off, you can install a 90 degree elbow
in it's place. This will divert the air flow when you charge the pressure pot so that
the air stream doesn't blow the resin right out of your mold.

If you've already cut it too short to get it out, just be sure to put something over the
mold to stop the air from blasting the resin all over.

DAMHIKT..

THIS is how I did mine.