Shopmade Vacuum Pod (Vac-Sys inspired)
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2016
- Homemade vacuum po based on the Festool Vac-Sys.
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Very cool! Smart, simple and compact!
+mirock's woodshop Thank you Sir, glad you liked it
Excellent job, very precisely done.
+Angel Luis Trinidad Thanks Angel for the kind feedback
Awesome Roy, the locking mechanism looks sweet!
+Tyler G Thanks Ty. It worked better than anticipated on the prototype, so I stuck with 1 handle instead of 2. thanks for watching and commenting. Any projects coming up?. I have not seen you in my feed in a while. Looking forward to se whats up:=)
I can't wait to have a go at making this. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise, will definitely get these plans.
+Simon Hopkins Thank you for following and commenting. Hope you have fun with the build
Bellevue Woodshop I will thanks again
Great idea, well executed !
Thanks Deb
God gave you an amazing talent! What you're eyes see you're hands make! Been watching you're channel for a few weeks now...simply amazed by you're creativity. Not only that but you're kindness when reacting to comments. God bless you!
Wow, thank you very much for that generous comment. Feedback like this makes it a lot easier to put in some extra hours when times are a little rough. I am also grateful to be able to do this. Thank you, and Blessings in return:)
Så inspirerande att kolla dina videos. Du r kreativ och duktig
+Ken Winås Takk Ken for generøs feedback. Sånt gjør at man gjerne vil fortsette. Takk for at du ser på
Roy, as always you impress with your ingenuity. love it, want it!
+Mike Kapotsy Thank you Mike for the kind feedback, it is much appreciated. I think you should make yourself one:)
Bellevue Woodshop I may just do that!
Well done. Simply amazing.😊
Thanks
Watching this makes me want to get my new shop up and running... I get so inspired! Thumbs up 👍🏼
+Lewi Uberg Thanks Lewi, hope you have had some progress on your shop build. Thanks for watching
Sure! But I'm a bit delayed. I wanted to make a stone wall in the garden. That escalated an is now about 35 meters and about 2 meters of stone stairs. But next week I'm back on the garage/shop.
Another Master build !
+Jérémie Tarot Thank you VERY much for such a generous feedback
Man, one hand is not enough any more to count the ideas and builds of yours that will make their way into my woodworker wannabe home shop ! So, thank YOU very much ! :)
LOVE IT! Thanks!
+Jeff Zweygardt Thank you Jeff
Great! Thanks for experience.
+Sergei Selivanov Thank you for watching and commenting Sergei
Looks great, a similar hold down system would be great on the CNC machine.
+Savvas Papasavva Thank you Savvas. Vacuum holdodw for the CNC works great, you can see it in my shoptour video at timestamp 0:43. Here is a link to the video: ruclips.net/video/JDhhdNv7GLY/видео.html
yeah... that's awesome... you're a madman!!
Thank you Joe, glad you liked it:)
Awesome video!
Really fun and interesting video!😄
+Simon Isaksson Thank you Simon
Excelente trabajo, muy preciso
Muchas gracias por la retroalimentación amable, y por mirar
Thanks for this sharing. Great job
+Jean Aimarre Thank you for watching and commenting
Nice job they Look Great. Thank you for sharing...
Thank you for the kind feedback, and thanks for watching
Bellevue Woodshop Your Very Welcome
top tool man !!
+pieter dautzenberg Thank you Pieter
cool
Thanks
Top notch!
+Frontierless Craftsman Thank you Sir
Bellevue Woodshop+I liked this product similar to that Samuel Mamias has made. I especially liked the non-glued knock out piece
+Lars Niklasson Hede Thanks Lars. I checked out his channel, and found it. Interesting build. Thanks for watching
This is great! Love the double effect locking knob!! Still thinking "testfool" is better :P
+Cactus! workshop Thanks, It worked better that anticipated.
Thanks you good job
+angel1138thx Thank you
very nice job
+Karwan Shkur Thank you very much
excellent solution! Love your branding "Testool" :-D
+Fredrik J Thenks Fredrik. Its probably the closest I´ll ever get to owning some Festool looking logo
Agree. I guess the quality is high on those tools, but the prices are just a joke.
awesome 👍
Thank you Kenneth
The Best
Thank you very ,uch, glad you liked it
Well done.
+Ennio Lima Thank you very much
+Bellevue Woodshop Thank you!
very very very good! me like it...
Thank you very very very much:)
That is an excellent build, instruction and demo video! Videography was great also!!
How did you repurpose the vacuum itself?
+MRrwmac Thank you very much for the kind feedback. it is much appreciated. The vacuum is pulled with a compressor from an old fridge. You can see me use it in the assembly table accessories video here: ruclips.net/video/QAifq5KC7ZY/видео.html
I'm going to make a similar one
Sweet, will you make a video of it?
I congratulate you!
Thank you very much
Dude, you are amazing. If you did this YT stuff full time you'd have 700,000 or more subscribers. Good work man.
+aintgonnahappen Thank you very much Sir for the generous, and positive feedback, it is much appreciated. Glad you find the stuff I produce interesting, and thanks for following
Мегамозг и золотые руки!!!
+Сергей Кремер Спасибо за обратную связь доброго, и щедрые слова
I use to have the Festool version and yours looks better and a lot lighter! Big drawback of the Festool version was the marks left behind on the workpiece by the sealing rubber. Is your system mark-free?
Thanks for the kind feedback. I have not noticed any marks left behind on any surface yet.
Great video and inspiring to see you build the clamp.
Is there a cost effective solution for the vacuum pump?
Oh yes I’ll have a go at building one!
Thanks!
Thanks Brian. I used an old fridge compressor. Completely free from the dump, and very quiet😀
@@bellevuesnekkeri Thanks for the tip - it’s hard to know how much grunt needed in the vac compressor.
I have a 1/3 hp vac compressor made by Westinghouse that might do the job.
Is there a link to drawings?
Is there a reason the base is suction as well? Other then possibly the obvious portability, and to make up for a heavy weighted base? I only ask cause I don't I give it to be the type of tool to move around much, and even if you don't want to screw it down it could always have a btm bar that just sleeves into the bench? I suppose if your already using suction you might as well
+brendonmartens I added this only as an option. If you have space on your workbench for permanent attachment, that is probably the way to go, as you say, normally you dont move it around. A base screwed to the bench would give maximum stability.
Great plans and video. I purchased the plans and plan on making one soon but have a couple of questions. What is the wall thickness on the Aluminum pipe? Do you consider PVC pipe? Still having trouble finding the swivel fittings. Its as you have stated the search so far has swivel connector but only until secured then they are fixed which does not work for this fixture.
Thanks. i think it is aprox 2mm thick. I did try with 40mm pvc waste pipe first, but it was not ridgid enough
I had the same problem to find swivel fittings and actualy ordered from three different suppliers :-( The ones I have now (with swivel in the article title) swivel but were tight when I received them. Overall I think getting the same fittings as in the plan is not possible (or maybe I am to cheap).
Many fittings can be positioned but that is just not the same.
My pipe is 3,0 mm x 35 but that is quite thick. One can go thinner I would suppose.
Hi, I LOVE that classic vacuum pod!! Absolutely, love it. I love antique/vintage tools! If you ever decide you want to sell it - please let me know!
Meanwhile, I'm planning on building your wife version!
Lastly, and this is an off the wall question... But, at 5:49 you are doing your work on what appears to be a Silicon type mat... But, it looks to me like it is from a retractable window shade? Is it? I'm building a workbench next month and I think it would be really cool to have a retractable window shade at one end that I could pull out for glue ups and retract when I'm done! If so, do you have a brand or anything?
Thanks Shane. You are correct. It is a vinyl window blind that is mounted on the side for glue ups. You can see it in my workbench video here: ruclips.net/video/tT72Cfart7A/видео.html
Just bought the plans now that Festool discontinued their Vac Sys. Best $5 I've spent. Incredibly detailed 35 pages. I do have a question though: Festool still sells some of the adapters for their system. I wonder if your system is somehow compatible with theirs, or is only inspired on their design.
Thank you Juan or the purchase and the kind feedback. Glad you liked it and found it useful. I cannot say if any of the Festool stuff is compatible, but I doubt it. I designed these as you say, inspired by their design
Great diy application !! That old metal one looked like it worked fine no? Where can a guy find that one?
+brendonmartens Thanks. It works great, but is an old industrial piece that was produced in the early 80´s. I found it dumpster diving at work a decade ago.I doubt there are any readily available pods like that one today except for the Festool one
+Bellevue Woodshop thanks for the quik response! At first I thought it worked manually without a pump vac, guess that's not feasible for wood suction
Hi,
In the video at 2:21 we can see an Y connection, one of the 2 hoses used to secure the device. It's Ok. Does the vacuum used to secure it stop at the same time when you release the valve to unlock the piece you work on or only the piece is unlocked ?
Many thanks for the detailed plans I got yesterday !
Jerome
Thanks for the purchase, and for the feedback. The vacuum is only released on the work piece, as the Y split is installed in front of the valve
Thank you for your quick answer as I am on the market for the whole stuff, I add the Y split! The purchase is a very small thing compare to the help you bring! Congratulations for your creativity and the pedagogic videos.
FYI: the 2 positions 3 ways valve wa can find is now with the 2 holes on the same side. (Not a big issue).
2 thumbs up for F-tool mockery. :D
+Cactus Makeshop Thanks, glad you like it. I believe Festool has a lot of fantastic tools, but unfortunately, its waaaay out of my price range
Where did you get your countersink bit? Thanks, great job.
Thank you, I got it off ebay, in a 4 pack. like this one: www.ebay.com/itm/4pcs-Chamfer-Countersink-Deburring-Drill-Bit-Set-Crosshole-Cutting-Metal-Tool-EA-/252198660990?hash=item3ab8362b7e:g:7hMAAOSw7FRWYY2Q
Bellevue Woodshop awesome thanks!
Do you have problems with the pump for wood finish ?
I have seen that these compressors are not oil-free and could affect the work piece
Hello Karl. Thanks for watching an commenting. As the airflow is only towards the compressor there are no chance of oil coming in contact with the workpiece
I just received the Right Angle Quick Connectors. They don't seem to swivel though. I am afraid that once I screw them in, I will not be able to turn the pods like you can.
Did I buy the wrong ones?
I have to say that I found it quite difficult to find the ones you mentioned in your plan.
Hi Phil. I have not seen any right angle connector that does not swivel yet, but it might be out there. I did not order one, because I had some salvaged one laying around. But This search term might help. I have updated the plans also. Search term: Male 1/4" - 8mm Push in Swivel Elbow Fitting Connector
AWESOME! Is that 1" or 3/4" ply?
Thanks Peter. it is 3/4"
Lige købt tegninger på den. Er en almindelig køleskabspumpe nok til at holde emnet fast?
Takk for det.Jepp det går godt. Hvis mitt vacuum meter er riktig, så; trekker den ned til 0,8bar. Og faktisk så tømmer den luften fra røret veldig kjapt. Lykke til med byggingen. Bruker samme type til å holde fast emner på cnc maskinen
What are the counter sinks you use to clean up around your drilled holes? I have not seen their sharp before and random looking has not produced them?
+John Holinka I got it off ebay, a set of 4 sizes at aprox 10usd. its BY FAR the best countersinks I have owned. Here is a link to a similar set: www.ebay.com/itm/4pcs-Chamfer-Countersink-Deburring-Drill-Bit-Set-Crosshole-Cutting-Metal-Tool-2Y-/281873283100?hash=item41a0f4f81c:g:s7sAAOSwnipWXsHD
Buying them now, thanks a lot and appreciate the videos
Good to know btw that your are using a compressor from a fridge because a while back I thought it wouldn't work good enough and was looking into a "real" one.
+PhilGroene I have 3 of these running in my shop. This one on the assembly table and 2 more on my cnc. They are free, silent and pulls plenty of vacuum
Hei! Lurte hvor du får tak i de finér platene, da jeg enda har til gode å se noen i hos en trelast.. Meget imponert over det du gjør!
+Olav Nikolai Skuterud Heisan. Det jeg bruker er baltisk bjørkefinér. De fleste byggevarehandlene kan bestille dette inn. Desverre er det fryktelig dyrt. men ei fullformat 18mm plate (2,4m x 1,25m) ligger på ca 1200,- Jeg er heldig å jobber i trevareindustrien, og disse platene er endel av produksjoen vår, så får endel kapp og coverplater rimelig.
I Arendal på grundes byggshop får man
Baltisk Bjerk
15mm 985,-
18mm 1135,-
21mm 1325,-
Poppler
15mm 435,-
18mm 550,-
21mm 650,-
Furu
15mm 695,-
18mm 795,-
Så har du noen referanser. Disse var de beste prisene jeg kunne oppdrive :)
hei holder på å lage et lignene system. men kan jeg spørre hvor du kjøpte switchen og slangene til denne? :)
Hei. Det var noen jeg plukket fra noen maskiner vi demonterte og kastet på jobb. En sånn manuell pneumatisk vender finner du billig på ebay, nippler også, men forhør de med selger at de faktisk kan snurre fritt, er ikke allle som gjør det selv om det står det i beskrivelsen. Lykke til med byggingen
@@bellevuesnekkeri ok! tusen takk for kjapt svar! skal skjekke det ut! digger det du lager her foresten !!mye bra content!
What would you estimate this full system cost you to build?
+brendonmartens I am sure it's pennies compared to the actual system. I don't see anything he used that is too expensive, maybe the fittings but they can be had off ebay for not too much. Could use a t-nut instead of a threaded insert. Wouldn't surprise me if the tubing was the most expensive part but even that doesn't cost much. Probably depends on how much scrap wood you have.
+sanityfalling I agree, I would guess it's under $100, trying to convince a friend debating buying the festool to build this instead. I think the pump is like $1000 without the clamp?
+sanityfalling the wood and pump would be almost free, just wondering if somehow those type of hose and fittings are suddenly big $$?
+brendonmartens they are quick push fittings and it would depend on the tubing size, so lets say 10mm ID tubing with 12mm od(the tubing he is using looks close to this hard to tell you exactly).
www.ebay.com/itm/5PCS-Tube-OD-12mm-3-8-BSP-Male-Pneumatic-Connector-Push-In-To-Connect-Fitting-/331496288822?hash=item4d2eb7f236:g:2pkAAOSwPYZU9uKa
$10.54 for 5pcs.
www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-Pneumatic-Male-Elbow-Connector-Air-Push-In-Fitting-Tube-OD-12MM-X-NPT-1-2-/282007016449?hash=item41a8ed9401:g:yvMAAOSwv9hW6p1G
Right angle 5pcs $8.89
www.ebay.com/itm/5pc-12mm-Plastic-Pneumatic-Tee-Connector-Push-In-Quick-Fitting-Water-Hose-/311610993407?hash=item488d766aff:g:fq0AAOSwvU5XNLEf
T fittings for $4.52 5pcs.
I don't think he used anything else. To be honest you probably don't even need push fittings for some of the stuff hes doing, as it won't need to be disassembled.
Takes 2-5 weeks from china but that's the cheapest way to get push fittings. I have a bunch I have ordered from doing 3d printing stuff.
+sanityfalling Wow did I pick some random connectors, I was just using that as a example and was in a bit of a hurry. Will depend on what you are trying to connect it to.
Anyone can tell me if this plans are SVG or PDF please
It is PDF
@@bellevuesnekkeri damn it lol I was gonna put it in the cnc to have it all cut very precise. But I will get them anyhow. Thank you for replying.
Why the name festool?
The vacuum pod is inspired by the Festool vac sys, so for the fun of it i called it Testool with a T instead of an F
what the vacuum pump?
Vacuum comes from an old refrigerator compressor
Thank you!
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Thank you very much for this great idea.
I purchased your very good plans and build my own version of this vacuum clamping system.
The functionality is amazing and i'm using this system every day.
Here's my version: ruclips.net/video/uR5DJL0VT1o/видео.html
I placed links to your video and website in my description.
( I hope, it's ok for you)
Many thanks!
JayDee
Thank you Sir. They look awesome, and you modified them to suit your need. Great job
There actually isn’t that great of content on RUclips about these pumps and which kind works best and why, as I thought there would be.
I just used an old refrigerator compressor, it works great
@@bellevuesnekkeri is there any difference in the motor constructions. Cause I see a lot of guys using old air compressor motors, but you have to run them continuously for some projects, and the last time I ran a small air compressor for 10-20 minutes straight it was ready to melt. Are fridge compressor motors any different?
@@ThisTall Yes they are able to run for very long. I once forgot mine on for 24 hrs, because they do not make any noise. It was hot, but still works. Normally the refrigerant lubes the compressor, but I have used mine for hours without any issue. And if it fails, I just go to the dump and get a new one out of an old fridge.
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