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|toolname=Vacuum | | toolname = Vacuum cart | ||
|model=DIY | | model = DIY | ||
|serial=N/A | | serial = N/A | ||
|owner=Janet M | | owner = Janet M | ||
|loanstatus=Semi- | | loanstatus = Semi-permanent loan | ||
|arrived=2014 | | arrived = Before 2014-10-29 | ||
|location= | | location = Laser cutter area | ||
|status=Working | | status = Working | ||
|permission=Open to Members | | permission = Open to Members | ||
|certification=Demo | | certification = Demo required | ||
| | | id = 134 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Usage | |||
==Usage notes== | |||
* Uses vacuum pump to create powerful vacuum, slowly. | * Uses vacuum pump to create powerful vacuum, slowly. | ||
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* Plans for full size vacuum bed with infra-red bulb-based plastic heater above. | * Plans for full size vacuum bed with infra-red bulb-based plastic heater above. | ||
* Mates with 8' vacuum cannon accessory too. | * Mates with 8' vacuum cannon accessory too. | ||
* Doesn't like to run without resistance. | |||
* There should be a minimum 5:1 ratio of liquid you are degassing to chamber size (the amount you're degassing is no more than 1/5 the size of the chamber). | |||
* Try to avoid degassing anything that will boil under vacuum at 20 degrees Celsius (this includes water) as it will contaminate the oil in the vacuum pump. This is because we are not running a cold trap like a fancy laboratory. | |||
* Other than that its pretty much mechanically self explanatory, the two large tanks are there so you can pre vac them out and use them to pull the chamber down quickly if you have a fast setting resin. | |||
==Specs== | ==Specs== | ||