Polyester resin hardening of soft & punky woods.

[Grump]

Hope you don't mind me linking another forum Jim, if you do then delete the post.
I found this tutorial and I know a lot of you have asked the question of how it's done.
It's nothing to do with pens but the same principles apply.
Click me

 

[rowdyyates115]

Thanks Brian, a very helpful article..... :up:

 

[Doug]

What stops the resin being drawn into the vacuum pump?

 

[rowdyyates115]

What stops the resin being drawn into the vacuum pump?

You He...He.
But if you have a pot or bottle in line something like this sketch it should do the trick.

 

[Grump]

Or use a non return valve

 

[paulm]

I just got caught taking the pump out of the fridge.

 

[Jim]

Hope you don't mind me linking another forum Jim, if you do then delete the post.
I found this tutorial and I know a lot of you have asked the question of how it's done.
It's nothing to do with pens but the same principles apply.
Click me

Certainly not Brian, especially when it is the context of what we are about .. A very simple and cheap way of stabilising for sure ..

 

[Penpal]

Brian, Without this process BEB would be passed by as a premium timber blank IMHO I may stand back until the process is more refined and the chemistry more affordable. Thanks for the info.

Kind regards Peter.

 

[Jimjam66]

You He...He.
But if you have a pot or bottle in line something like this sketch it should do the trick.

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The guy mentions that he uses clear tubing from vacuum pump to blank, so that he can watch out for resin making it's way toward the pump.