An old dog trying to learn new tricks. Are there any good vac-bag. videos out here covering everything including bagging wood veneers that any of you would recommend? Thanks
username tridrles (I hope I got that right) has a dvd available!
Don’t forget Bert’s vac bagging thread - very comprehensive
http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=183570;search_string=bert%20vac%20bag;#183570
~Brian
hi,
you don’t need a video. It is all right here on sways. Just search the archives, read, cut and paste into your own document. Then build it. Please lets us know how the project goes.
the definitive “video”
is Tom Sullivan’s video
“Vacuum Bag Board Building with Tom Sullivan”
made years before
Swaylocks even existed
although it is for building composite sailboards
it shows you how old the technique we currently as discovering
really are.
1lb foam hotwired from a block
dcell wrapped skins
adjustable rocker table for vacuum bagging
epoxy resin and carbon reinforcements
using a wetout table
various hotwire tools so you all you need is hand tools
its all there
on a VHS video tape
I even don’t think you can buy
blank VHS video tapes anymore
unfortunately I believe the Victoria Productions video is out of print
Tom was an early Swaylock poster
check the archives
Howdy Nicko. I have a copy of Tom Sullivan’s video and would be willing to loan it to you, since you’re an old dog and I’m sure you’ll return it! Send me a PM if interested.
Keith
Quote:
the definitive “video”
is Tom Sullivan’s video
“Vacuum Bag Board Building with Tom Sullivan”
made years before
Swaylocks even existed
Was thinking the exact same thing. So I went looking to see if it was still available: no dice. Maybe someone knows a way to get it.
I had this video on order before they were even finished with it (10 years ago or so) and after many delays ended up with one of the first copies. Production value was pretty awful, there was tons of information left out, and some of his methods were ill conceived. Still, totally worthwhile if you can find a copy.
You can assemble all the knowledge in the video by reading Swaylocks. But the video would still be nice to have as a supplement.
Would sell you mine or make you a copy (if it is unavailable) but I loaned it to a friend and never saw it again.