Thread: Homemade Vacuum Chamber- recommendations for products

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Glen just a heads up,you CANNOT stabilize pickles.

So many jokes, so little time.

And we do not even know if this device exsists,may be a filiment of Glens Imagination

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

And we do not even know if this device exsists,may be a filiment of Glens Imagination

You're hanging by a thread here...

The best one is that you guys know damn well I took pics too

I just really don't want to walk through the rain out to the shop to grab that camera and download them

Rain??? it's freakin 103 degs down here.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Rain??? it's freakin 103 degs down here.

Yikes... we still haven't made it outta the 70's yet in fact it is 54 right now back back in a few and will load some pics

This is a very interesting project! I'm looking forward to see how it goes!

Jar = Valsic 1 1/2 quart $3.42 with Pickels
Daly's = $16 per Qt x 2
Fittings & Washers = $8.69
Silicon Sealer = $4.49
Pump Kit $24.99

Feeling of success when it worked, and didn't implode like so many people warned about = Priceless

















Tricks I have learned already,
Slowly bring the pressure down about 5 in/hg at a time let the foam up occur and then bring it down again
After 1 hr release the pressure, and then let the wood sink lower, and drop the pressure again
I have it holding at 25 in/hg and it has held there today for over 4 hours so far
Do NOT let the sealer touch the fitting inside the jar it will wreck your pump if it gets sucked in
You can create a double "Boiler" type set up and keep things really safe if you can get the right size glassware ie: a smaller jar of finish inside a larger jar that holds the Vacuum


The first batch of Burls

Well, what would you expect from us on a rainy Friday afternoon, sympathy Nancy???

Glenn,
give Deks Olje a try. It's a tile sealer. I've also "melted" plexiglass in acetone and treated reel seat blanks. Both methods works really well,but the Deks Olje leaves wood less "plastic" feeling. Hope this helps.
Don