this video was an absolute godsend for figuring out how to put this thing together. My autistic brain could not for the life of it. Figure out how the instructions worked thank you.
I'm glad that the video helped you out! Sometimes I'm not sure if my video content works well for a general RUclips audience, so I very much appreciate comments like yours. Best of luck with your vacuum chamber, and don't be afraid to add a little light grease (like Vaseline) to the rubber gasket to help get a good seal. That works for me...
If you get tired of that seal, there is some sort of (epoxy I think?) product that cures into a rubber like material that is specifically made for making seals. I think 3m makes what I'm thinking of. Or of course could probably just use rtv silicone in a pinch. With how floppy that gasket material is, seems like you'll be forever having to clean dust out of it
I'd suggest getting a small tub of silicone grease. Lightly tap your finger in the grease and lightly glide your finger around the top rim of the chamber. Remove dust prior to applying the grease. I'll bet this cuts your vacuum issue down a bunch of not completely. Thanks for the detailed video. I recently bought vevor freon manifold gauges which I'm not crazy about.im used to my old gauges I used for 35 years. Was looking at recover units when I saw your video.
Read my mind... It was after I published the video, but I wound up using lithium grease lightly on the gasket and that helped with an immediate seal. That seemed to work consistently for me. Thanks for watching!
@@TheFamilyWoodworker I don't know why I just thought about this(possibly because I'm watching a movie called Fatal Instinct with Armand Assante) and Rosie Odonnell was screaming in the background but it would be funny to take a Barbie doll and place her in the canister with the epoxy resin and pull a good vacuum. If it all goes well she'll be forever preserved with the vacuumous look on her imploded head. Just a funny visual in my mind
I had only learned about Cactus Juice a couple months ago; sort of expensive, but I might give it a go in a follow up video. I agree, a thin epoxy penetrating the wood grain is the best solution...
Honestly, for the projects you're describing, you'd probably be better served by a pressure pot instead of the vacuum system. with the walnut pour that you did initially, putting it under pressure would essentially compress the bubbles to be undetectable. I use a pressure pot fairly regularly for making blanks for the things I turn. That being said, i have just purchased a vacuum system as well for removing bubbles from the epoxy, but i'll be putting the epoxy in the vacuum prior to pouring it over what I'm casting. just my .02.
I appreciate the feedback and your experience using both tools. Others have noted the same benefits of a pressure pot. Looks like I need to put another tool on my list....
@@TheFamilyWoodworker Can you measure this with empty chamber? The pump is rated rather low 5 pa = 0.03 mm hg. This pump is advertised for hvac. Can you get room temp 20C water to boil in vacuum chamber? Your mentioned -27mm Hg is 3599 pa.
@@akierum Hey again. I think you're asking me HVAC questions I just can't answer and requesting additional work I can't deliver. Too busy working on a dining table for my daughter right now... Best...
@@TheFamilyWoodworker I just asked to test if water at 20c boils in vacuum chamber, you can get chart of water pressure boil temperature. This can help determine real vacuum your pump can make.
this video was an absolute godsend for figuring out how to put this thing together. My autistic brain could not for the life of it. Figure out how the instructions worked thank you.
I'm glad that the video helped you out! Sometimes I'm not sure if my video content works well for a general RUclips audience, so I very much appreciate comments like yours. Best of luck with your vacuum chamber, and don't be afraid to add a little light grease (like Vaseline) to the rubber gasket to help get a good seal. That works for me...
If you get tired of that seal, there is some sort of (epoxy I think?) product that cures into a rubber like material that is specifically made for making seals. I think 3m makes what I'm thinking of.
Or of course could probably just use rtv silicone in a pinch. With how floppy that gasket material is, seems like you'll be forever having to clean dust out of it
Loved the video by the way!
Well, most people degass the epoxy and then pour it. It's also good to use a container that holds 3-4 times the amount of epoxy that you wanna use.
Thanks for your video!
Thank you for reviewing
Thanks for watching!
I'd suggest getting a small tub of silicone grease. Lightly tap your finger in the grease and lightly glide your finger around the top rim of the chamber. Remove dust prior to applying the grease. I'll bet this cuts your vacuum issue down a bunch of not completely. Thanks for the detailed video. I recently bought vevor freon manifold gauges which I'm not crazy about.im used to my old gauges I used for 35 years. Was looking at recover units when I saw your video.
Read my mind... It was after I published the video, but I wound up using lithium grease lightly on the gasket and that helped with an immediate seal. That seemed to work consistently for me. Thanks for watching!
@@TheFamilyWoodworker I don't know why I just thought about this(possibly because I'm watching a movie called Fatal Instinct with Armand Assante) and Rosie Odonnell was screaming in the background but it would be funny to take a Barbie doll and place her in the canister with the epoxy resin and pull a good vacuum. If it all goes well she'll be forever preserved with the vacuumous look on her imploded head. Just a funny visual in my mind
Surprised you never did a wood stabilization test with cactus juice
I had only learned about Cactus Juice a couple months ago; sort of expensive, but I might give it a go in a follow up video. I agree, a thin epoxy penetrating the wood grain is the best solution...
You are missing a rubber gasket that goes around the Chamber to make a seal with the gasket on the lid. Common mistake on their end.
Honestly, for the projects you're describing, you'd probably be better served by a pressure pot instead of the vacuum system. with the walnut pour that you did initially, putting it under pressure would essentially compress the bubbles to be undetectable. I use a pressure pot fairly regularly for making blanks for the things I turn. That being said, i have just purchased a vacuum system as well for removing bubbles from the epoxy, but i'll be putting the epoxy in the vacuum prior to pouring it over what I'm casting. just my .02.
I appreciate the feedback and your experience using both tools. Others have noted the same benefits of a pressure pot. Looks like I need to put another tool on my list....
Lowest vacuum you can get?
Best I could get was -27 on the gauge, though not sure how accurate the gauge was. Thanks for watching our channel!
@@TheFamilyWoodworker Can you measure this with empty chamber? The pump is rated rather low 5 pa = 0.03 mm hg. This pump is advertised for hvac. Can you get room temp 20C water to boil in vacuum chamber? Your mentioned -27mm Hg is 3599 pa.
@@akierum Hey again. I think you're asking me HVAC questions I just can't answer and requesting additional work I can't deliver. Too busy working on a dining table for my daughter right now... Best...
@@TheFamilyWoodworker I just asked to test if water at 20c boils in vacuum chamber, you can get chart of water pressure boil temperature. This can help determine real vacuum your pump can make.
@@akierum I m ordering vevor pump soon, I can test for you. Not sure whenever to get their blue or orange model tho...