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The blue one with the gold lettering is sharp!
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Cool Projects!
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I am not understanding what the tank is for. Is it used to do acrylics or taking wood and pressurizing it to make it stronger or what else?
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Hi Arlin.
They used to refer to it as impregnating the wood with epoxy, but now Acrylic resin infusing. Burls and punky woods in particular . Figured woods such as tiger maple, quilted maple, and especially birds eye maple turn much better with a lot less tear out. If you tint the resin you will have the same color all the way through. You can also just infuse the dyes to color the wood all the way through. That being said, you can use the vacuum tank to de gas latex or acrylic castings, etc. Pen turners, and wood turners in general have been using this system for years. That's where I first started using it. Just never on larger pieces of wood. Just one of those side projects I've had lurking in the closet.
Hope that helps.
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VERY cool- and, of course you should update the paint jobs! Spiffy!
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Yep I know what you are talking about now. I have an old 3 gallon pressure pot and would like to use it as the same thing for us, but I have a lot to learn about it including what pigments to add to it for color.
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(03-04-2017, 07:30 AM)Cloudy Wrote: VERY cool- and, of course you should update the paint jobs! Spiffy!
I would like to update this shoulder too. Maybe a newer more spiffy one? Well, I guess you can't have every thing.
Pedder: If you could find an aluminum one it would certainly cost a lot less to ship. About half the weight of the cast iron vises. Although I prefer the cast iron, myself. They are out there lurking in the shadows. Barns, basements, etc. Best of luck looking.
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