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[email protected] (Scott Post)

17/01/2004 12:28 AM

Opinions on inexpensive vacuum presses


I'm curious if anyone has the inexpensive Compact 100 vacuum veneer
press from www.vacupress.com. It looks like about the same thing that's
sold at http://www.qualityvak.com/homewood.html

For those with an inexpensive system like this, I'm curious if it serves
your needs or if you've outgrown it. Is having only 1 CFM instead of
the 5 cfm of the more expensive systems an issue? Do you wish for a
larger bag than the 4' square that they come standard with? I can't
think of anything I'd want to veneer larger than this, but who knows
what'll come along some day? Is there any reason to pick one of these
sellers over another? The qualityvak one comes with a video. Since
both systems are $300 is the video worthwhile enough to sway me towards
that one?

I've pretty much decided not to build my own press unless someone has a
reason why one of the above systems will be inadequate. I could
probably get a used pump and make my own bags and spend about $150, but
I don't really want to mess with it since I've got enough other projects
in the works.

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Scott Post [email protected] http://home.insightbb.com/~sepost/


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JW

Jim Wilson

in reply to [email protected] (Scott Post) on 17/01/2004 12:28 AM

17/01/2004 6:00 PM

Scott Post wrote...

> I've pretty much decided not to build my own press unless someone has a
> reason why one of the above systems will be inadequate. I could
> probably get a used pump and make my own bags and spend about $150, but
> I don't really want to mess with it since I've got enough other projects
> in the works.

At that price, you're probably making the right choice, but with the
price at $30 or less, I leaned the other way.

http://www.paragoncode.com/shop/vacuum_pump

Jim


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