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Has anyone tried a vacuum chamber from glass vac? I ordered one last week and it is supposed to be here today. I am very excited to finally start stabilizing my own wood. I made the mistake of getting a setup off of Ebay, and it didn't work (wouldn't seal, and the pump was garbage). I got the pump that Curtis S recommended off of amazon, and one of these chambers. I probably should have asked before I bought, but I got excited and just ordered it. I considered a "juice proof chamber" from Curtis, but they are just too small for my liking, I have large hands and wouldn't even be able to reach inside the 4, inch and it would be tight in the 6 inch.
 
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What does your glass vac look like. I use one that looks similar to this one

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This is the new chamber. I tried it out and it is fantastic. Night and day with the eBay one I had.
 
Do you stabilize several blanks at once or just a few. Most of the time I do a few at a time so with a large chamber I would need quite a bit of juice. I was wondering if you use the whole chamber or put the blanks in a smaller container inside the chamber?
 
Kenny Durrant said:
Do you stabilize several blanks at once or just a few. Most of the time I do a few at a time so with a large chamber I would need quite a bit of juice. I was wondering if you use the whole chamber or put the blanks in a smaller container inside the chamber?
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I put the blanks in a smaller container inside the larger chamber. This way I don't need a lot of juice, but if I wanted to, I could stabilize something larger also. The biggest benefit, to me, is that I can fit my big ol' hands in there with no problem.
 
jttheclockman said:
Dan

Was this the unit you originally bought??? I have been looking at this one.

3 Gallon Induction Ready Stainless Steel Vacuum Chamber Kit for Resin Silicone | eBay
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Here is the one that I bought originally John

5 Gallon Vacuum Chamber and 3 CFM Single Stage Pump to Degassing Silicone | eBay

I don't have any experience with the one you posted, so I can't say if it will work, or not, but I do highly recommend the glass vac chamber that I have now. Another benefit of the one I pictured, is that the vacuum port is in the chamber and not the lid, so it makes things less cumbersome when getting in and out.
 
KCW said:
jttheclockman said:
Dan

Was this the unit you originally bought??? I have been looking at this one.

3 Gallon Induction Ready Stainless Steel Vacuum Chamber Kit for Resin Silicone | eBay
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Here is the one that I bought originally John

5 Gallon Vacuum Chamber and 3 CFM Single Stage Pump to Degassing Silicone | eBay

I don't have any experience with the one you posted, so I can't say if it will work, or not, but I do highly recommend the glass vac chamber that I have now. Another benefit of the one I pictured, is that the vacuum port is in the chamber and not the lid, so it makes things less cumbersome when getting in and out.
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Good point Dan. Did not think of that.
 
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