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- From: Roger.Wilfong@umich.edu (Roger Wilfong)
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- Subject: Re: Vacuum bagging
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:13 edt
- Organization: UofM Hospitals
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- In Article <1993Jan22.164650.18525@klaava.Helsinki.FI> "linkosal@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Tapio Linkosalo)" says:
- > >
- > > I am ignorant of the specifics of vacuum bagging. I assume it involves
- > > placing a casting of fiberglass lay-up into a bag and sucking the air out -
- > > along with air bubbles in the resin. But what is the set up?
- > >
- > > Are there any good overview, how-to and build-your-own articles on the topic?
- > >
- > > - Roger
- >
- > Don'k know about books...
- >
- > Just take a used fridge, cut & unscrew off the compressor (you
- > ...
- > [deleted stuff]
- > ...
- > AND FIRE. But it works, and is cheap.
-
- Thanks for the info on the compressor. It contained some stuff I hadn't
- though of. But I was really more interested in the bag than the compressor.
-
- Do you just use a plain old polyethelyne (sp?) bag (like a garbage bag) and
- hook it to the vacuum side of the compressor?
-
- Do you need to do anything to avoid sucking the resin into the compressor?
-
- - Roger
-