vaccum pump score!!!

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picked this little sucker up at a garage sale yesterday for $20 bucks!!!

way stoked. it looks brand new! haven’t plugged it in yet. i wanna make

sure it’s properly oiled, if need be, before i run it…

i wouldn’t even have known what i was looking at if it wasn’t for Shwuz showing

his pump on these threads:

http://www.swaylocks.com/…uest=21197625#198351

http://www.swaylocks.com/…uest=21197625#312109

along with this pump and a roll of bagging plastic that Tridrles gave me,

i’m slowly piecing things together…

thanks to Sways for the inspiration

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Wow, that really is a good score!

You’ll be baggin in no time with that.

Is that a bleed screw so you can adjust vac pressure?

Lets get baggin!

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STOCKED!

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WOW! What a SCORE!

OK, Chris… when ar you going to up your first balsa/comp ‘how-to’ thread!

You have all the knowledge and now equipment!

Sure missed you at Swayloholics 08.

Les

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thanks Les i was bummed to miss Big Sur… i don’t know about a ‘how to’ thread… maybe a

‘how not to’ thread… seriously though, with all the generous info from folks on Sways, i can hardly

wait to get started… for sure, your class really helped me get my mind around the whole process.

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Hi Chris -

Nice score!

On the opposite side of the cylinder head from the vacuum control, there is a port. It looks like it has threaded fittings already attached? You can use that side (compressor side) to shoot paint through an airbrush.

Also, from what I can tell, that’s a basic diaphram pump… probably doesn’t need oil. If you decide to get fancy and hook up a vacuum switch, you should check Joewoodworker site for his info on MAC valves.

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I think all you need now is some balsa…

http://www.nationalbalsa.com/balsa.htm

I think this company has the best prices.

I usually get 3/32"x3"x36"

When it come each piece isn’t quite the EXACT same size.

I bunch 10-20 together and use a chop saw to even up the ends.

Then a table saw to even up the width. If I had a radial saw that would do both cuts I guess.

Good luck on it.

Les

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Score! Glad I could help!

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That sucks!

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For anybody looking to score a good pump for a good price, follow this link.  If I didnt already have a working pump/had more money id be all over it, I hope someone buys it to make boards…

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/GAST-DOA-P704-AA-VACUUM-PREASURE-PUMP-60-PSI-115V_W0QQitemZ310150934135QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Pumps?hash=item48366fae77&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1205|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50