chamber

I am looking at a vacuum chamber for degassing resin and stabalising wood with Cactus Juice. I'm sure I have read somewhere that Cactus Juice is not compatible with a vac chamber with a perspex cover and I will need a chamber with a glass cover. Any experience and advice on what kit to look...

Hi all, Need some help please on getting started with casting resin blanks and stabilising, I have a reasonable amount of spalted wood I got off my Grandad when we emptied his workshop, and need to get it in a form suitable for turning. From what I've read a vacuum chamber would be what I...

Just finishes making my DIY vacuum chamber - now to get some Cactus Juice and start stabilising. All done for under £200. Used Robinair Vacuum pump, Vintage glass sweetie jar, fittings and hose from ebay, Sheet of rubber for gasket (All from Ebay)Sample piece of Corian (Free!). Tested tonight...

Has anyone on here made their own vacuum chamber?- Looking for some guidance on what to buy. Thanks

Advise please. I picked up a second hand pressure pot at the weekend, similar to Resin Model Moulding Casting Tank 10Litre. A quick test. I pressurised to 4 bar, about 60psi. 4 hours later it was down to 2 bar, and now 24 hours later 0. I know no pressure pot is 100% sealed so there must be a...

Just had the 20mm thick acrylic lid on our vacuum chamber shatter whilst stabilising some pen blanks, anyone have any suggestions on where we could purchase a piece of 30mm or even 40mm thick acrylic & have it machined? Not sure on trying to machine a piece myself as if it goes wrong it's a...

Hello folks I have written a blog post about using my new chamber and stabilising some highly figured redwood burr, I thought it might interest some of you FromTheTree Woodturning by George Watkins: Vacuum chamber & stabilised redwood burr