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I want to keep the natural oils in the wood,is just my way.

Briar pipes I can see wanting to get rid of the oils,certain woods, the oils enhances the beauty of the wood,IMO

Is because of the tannic acid in redwood.Other woods you should not try to stabilize are high oil content wood such as coco or lignum.
The process pulls all the oil out and you end up with a gummy...

The wood has to dry to begin with,A hand pump will be fine,you can only pull so much Vac depending on your altitude.
I use the regular kitchin oven, two hrs at 200 degs

Thx Richard,great info.

Harbor frieght,snagged it new on CS for 40 bucks,only downside with it is it has to be used outside as it mists oil vapor.
Ran it all day today,pulls max vac,works fine.
Four chunks O wood in the...

I hit mine with the infra red today after 4 hrs run time.oil reservoir is 140,motor 125.

Yep,Identical.I have been told by the CJ Guy to keep it out of sunlight and store in the fridge,he says it will last a very long time.

I found the heat buildup to be high also but have run mine for up to six hrs with no issues.
Yep,the bubbles on the softwoods can put on quite a show.No gasket on mine,just lapped the glass edge...

What did you settle on for Gasket material? and what are you using for a pump?

Very nice,that will work great:)