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Did you put a "T" connector on each vacuum line and then connect each "T" ?

The reason I ask is that I need to build a vacuum for stabilizing wood. Using pressure is OK but a vacuum is better.

I just sawed some B-72 & acetone stabilized ash burl into 1/4" thickness that had been drying for a week. It warped!:cry:

Let your stuff dry.

I assume you mean refrigerator compressors? Cool!:tu

4 Bars!?!? Thats a powerful vac! What kind of pump is that?:)

The process of stabilizing does not seal the wood, the resin is absorbed by the fibers and coats the fibers making the fibers waterproof. But... the capillaries are still somewhat open. Although...

So far we have had excellent penetration with 56 PSI pressure and a 3 day soak at that pressure but we are stabilizing soft woods like spalted maple. From what I have read the preferred method is a...

The process of stailizing wood involves two ingredients, a resin and a solvent. The solvents are all flamable so be very careful. I am experimenting with different resins and solvents now and so far...