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Thread: Making a Vacuum Press
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2nd January 2018, 07:54 PM #31
This is the wrong discussion for this as JS has clearly said multiple times that his solution doesnt require one.
If you are keen on a pump, there is a good discussion here on CFM https://www.turntex.com/help-center/...-a-vacuum-pump and this pump https://hvacdirect.com.au/70-l-pm-2-...m-vacuum-pump/ was rated highly in this thread by rtyuiop: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f204/s...abilise-218676
If you are wanting advice, it would be best to start a new thread so its more consistent and consolidated for your needs.
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3rd January 2018, 07:45 AM #32Intermediate Member
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Yes, point taken. Thanks for the advice.
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12th January 2018, 07:09 AM #33Woodworking mechanic
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There’s an article on building and using a vacuum press in Wood Magazine this week. Link below for anyone interested.
https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodwor...wdm-newsletter
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12th January 2018, 04:43 PM #34
Lappa, that article is amazing.
Using shower waterproofing, standard solvents, bathroom supplies and a toilet braided hose one can make many different sized bags easily and quickly.
Looks like I'm off to get some supplies to make a new rig
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8th August 2021, 07:17 PM #35... and this too shall pass away ...
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Just an update on using the vacuum press, which I love to death. It allows me to bookmatch veneers, and I am more than a little kinky for the look.
This is the top for the current job, in the press. (Four bookmatched veneers.) 30 minutes after this shot was taken it was out of the press, sanded and routed.
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This is the previous piece, an entertainment unit in camphor laurel. All panels are 2 mm veneers over lipped MDF.
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And another piece, this time in Surian Cedar, made recently for my daughter. Again, all panels are 2 mm veneers over lipped MDF. The veneers change colour/brightness as one moves around the room and the light bounces off it at different angles.
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8th August 2021, 07:35 PM #36... and this too shall pass away ...
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Proposed new woodworking award
When I was a youngster in the Army the Q Store blokes at one unit instituted an award. The winner was required to leave on his desk for a week a large, beautifully and intricately carved and polished wooden phallus. It was the D1ckhe@d of the Week Award. When I first saw it the award was on the desk of the Quartermaster. He admitted to having earned it.
I have decided that this award should now be instituted for woodies. The inaugural winner is ... drum roll ... me.
I cut the cedar balancing veneers for the top of the cabinet 100 mm too short. Bugger! Easily fixed. The off-cut was taped back on, trimmed to the correct size and glued on the substrate. It is underneath the top and will never be seen, so I dodged that bullet.
Still ... it's enough to win this week's award.
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8th August 2021, 08:53 PM #37SENIOR MEMBER
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Nice work. What is your go-to adhesive for veneering?
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9th August 2021, 06:09 AM #38
Nope
John Samuel has not earned this week's D1ckhe@d of the week award.
Cutting the balancing veneers undersize and recovering by taping the off-cut back on would, at best, count as the week's "smooth move"*
But because the balancing veneers are never seen, I'm not sure the "error" was even an error so it may not rank as a "smooth move".
So, John, no D!ckhe@d of the week award for you.
* Fine Woodworking has a biweekly podcast where the various presenters are required to disclose how they recovered from a typical "oops" moment.regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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9th August 2021, 02:21 PM #39
I think that I have won it - retrospectively - about 100 times.
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9th August 2021, 06:00 PM #40... and this too shall pass away ...
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Ahhhh ... Does that mean I win the other award going around at the time ... The Laminex Award ... for the smoothest act of the week (like throwing up in your best mate's car)?
No doubt about it Ian. You are one of nature's gentlemen. As I recall you were the prime mover who convinced me to give veneering a go and provided initial guidance. Thanks muchly. I have gone berserk with book matched veneers ever since, and my customers love their cabinets.
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9th August 2021, 06:06 PM #41... and this too shall pass away ...
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It is Titebond PU glue.
Used PVA once ... but only once. Put more glue on one side than the other and the panel warped a little. Got it fixed, but learned my lesson. The Titebond PU is a bottler for laminating. About 20-30 minutes open time and 45-60 minutes clamp time. This is plenty of time to get the panels into the press. I try to do this job just before lunch, so I can pull the panel out of the press after lunch.
I use Selly's Tarzan's Grip when I want a quick bond. You get very little open time, but I have glued joints then taken them out of the clamps and had them running through the drum sander 25 minutes later. But it's short open time makes it a disaster for veneering ... DAMHIKT.
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10th August 2021, 01:54 AM #42
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10th August 2021, 01:59 PM #43... and this too shall pass away ...
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Hmmm ... here's a potential starter.
A seven drawer chest of drawers is underway in the shop. It is a big, heavy cabinet in NG Rosewood. As I was manipulating it around yesterday, I dropped it and damaged one corner of the top. Bugger!
Thought of a few solutions, but in the end I wet the corner to help it rebound a bit. Once dry, a dam wall of tape was used and the depressed area was filled with clear epoxy. Sanded it off this morning, and the repair appears invisible. Sanding sealer and lacquer tomorrow ... that will be the crunch test.