vacum press on the cheap

This is a good reliable vacuum bag press that will pull down to -14 psi and cost under $100 to make it consists of a clear (.7mm) pvc bag that was welded by a local tarpaulin supplier and reinforced at the outlet point by welding an extra piece of pvc at that point a simple clamp was made for the open end from two pieces of wood and along piece of dowel.
Plus some air fittings,plistic fuel fillter and a hydraulic ¼ inch nipples with one side machined of to leave a ¼ inch hollow bolt and an old fridge compressor. A scrap piece of carpet is used in the bag to let the air pass through as the vacum is pulled.
This has to be my best tool and I use it often, the compressor could be turned on and off with a timer to avoid over heating.
Attachment 19931The setup ready to go

Attachment 19932hydraulic ¼ inch nipple and washers

Attachment 19933reinforced outlet

Attachment 19934the compressor

Attachment 19935The clamp
http://www.darrenchapmandesigns.com
There are some projects on my website that have used this bag ...have a look

Hey Darren,

Looks interesting! http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon14.gif

About your web site............

Scrub it & start again, using Microsoft office to build web pages is NOT a very professional way to present your quality work.

Do yourself a favour & get hold of a program called DreamWeaver from Macromedia. It's the world standard in Web Page Design Software. It's a bit of a steep learning curve but you will never look back.

Great stuff Darren, Had a look through the website and really beautiful pieces of furniture. Well done.

I did have a look at your website and loved your work. Excellent!

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

ps love your work.

greenie coming.

Arron

Here's another version I stumbled across today:
http://www.dream-models.com/eco/vacuumpump.html

Cheers,

P

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Originally Posted by darrencch

This is a good reliable vacuum bag press that will pull down to -14 psi and cost under $100 to make it consists of a clear (.7mm) pvc bag that was welded by a local tarpaulin supplier and reinforced at the outlet point by welding an extra piece of pvc at that point a simple clamp was made for the open end from two pieces of wood and along piece of dowel.
Plus some air fittings,plistic fuel fillter and a hydraulic ¼ inch nipples with one side machined of to leave a ¼ inch hollow bolt and an old fridge compressor. A scrap piece of carpet is used in the bag to let the air pass through as the vacum is pulled.
This has to be my best tool and I use it often, the compressor could be turned on and off with a timer to avoid over heating.
Attachment 19931The setup ready to go

Attachment 19932hydraulic ¼ inch nipple and washers

Attachment 19933reinforced outlet

Attachment 19934the compressor

Attachment 19935The clamp
http://www.darrenchapmandesigns.com
There are some projects on my website that have used this bag ...have a look

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Nice work Darren. another good and simple WYSIWYG Web design program is CoffeeCup. Get it here for free.
Cheers
Mike