Understanding and Choosing a Vacuum Pump

This video is designed to help woodworkers understand and choose what vacuum pressing system will fill their vacuum pressing needs.
For more information please visit www.vacupress.com

[@raybelcher]

Your video is very helpful, thanks. Ray from Germany

[@edwinsantos7673]

Very informative video. This man knows his business. I'll bet he's done more bench pressing than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Get it?

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

Glad to hear you found it informative. I shared your joke with the guys around the office and we had a good laugh, thanks.

[@andrerogers9961]

Badum, tish!

[@refaelgreenblatt4005]

Very helpful advice, thank you! Placing my order now

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

Glad to hear you found the video helpful!

[@odouls779]

For fast operation I'd use a shop vac and a small piston pump in parallel with independent valves. I'd evacuate most of the air rapidly with the shop vac first. Then I will bring down the vacuum with the piston pump to a very low level. The piston pump does not remove most of the air.

[@MD-en3zm]

Are these safe to use for a vacuum chuck on a wood lathe? I’m concerned the auto shutoff might kick in at some point and send the piece flying off.

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

When using a vacuum chuck, we recommend running the pump continuously.

[@AssafOppenheimer]

could you use these pumps to create a vacuum chamber (for impregnating wood with resin)?

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

yes, you can use our pumps for degassing.

[@RCCAD2VR]

Have you had anyone use your pumps for composite work?

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

Yes. You may need to add an inline resin trap depending on your application. Feel free to call if you'd like to discuss further.

[@RCCAD2VR]

@@VacuumPressingSystemsInc Awesome! Thanks for the response. Thinking this may be the solution I've been looking for. May feature it in my upcoming build videos if I go ahead an purchase one. Thinking the Compact 150 VacuPress would do the trick for my setup.

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

@@RCCAD2VR You're welcome! We hope the Compact 150 fulfills all of your hopes and dreams!

[@MrDancampbell60]

will your smaller Vac pump work with a woodworking lathe Vacuum Chuck?

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

it will work but the low CFM flow may not provide enough holding power. Bigger pump would be better for lathe work

[@Z-add]

Which one do you recommend for thermoforming solid surface? Do you have a model with external controller so the pump can be hidden away and operated via an external controller.

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

With thermal forming you want a pump that draws down fairly quickly before the material cools too much. I would suggest our HiFlo industrial 10cfm pump as your first choice and the Professional 6cfm pump as the second choice. If you would like to discuss this further feel free to give us a call at 800-382-4109

[@OakwoodMachineWorks]

What is the duty cycle on these units? I have an industrial hi-flo unit I'd like to use for workholding on my milling machines, but I'm worried I will burn it up with extended use.

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

All of our units are thermally protected so they will shut off before any damage is caused to the motor. If you plan on running your unit for extended periods of time in the "continuous run" mode we would recommend removing the cover from the unit to allow for additional air circulation.

[@OakwoodMachineWorks]

@@VacuumPressingSystemsInc Thanks for the response!

[@KieuPho]

Can you use this vavuum pump with Stainless Steel Vacuum Chamber (5 gallon) for Stabilizing Wood?

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

Yes you can, though a scientific vacuum pump might do the job a little bit better.

[@hussainal-hussaini8483]

Hi there.. Do you provide your pumping units with a 220/240v system?

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

Yes, we carry all our units in both 120V and 240V.

[@3DMrSharmaji]

Nice information. Sir suggest a vacuum pump for my chamber (size 7 feet*4feet) for pvc foil press.

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

Without being familiar with your PVC foil press I cant be sure of the right pump for your application. I think just a continuous duty pump may be best for you press.

[@3DMrSharmaji]

@@VacuumPressingSystemsInc sir my work is vacuum membrane press for plywood routed door? Plz suggest me

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

​@@3DMrSharmaji can you send information about the vacuum membrane press you will be using

[@3DMrSharmaji]

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[@terrycampbell141]

those uneven brackets in the fore ground are killing me!

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

We appreciate your perfectionism and thank you, we got a good laugh out of this comment.

[@AxelRoest]

Nice explanation. Unfortunately the measurement units chosen are only used in one country in the world, the only one which has not completely wrangled itself loose from the former British Empire. Funny that the pumps themselves do use the SI system for pressure.

[@VacuumPressingSystemsInc]

Yeah, we Americans tend to think we're the center of the universe. If need be google can convert those numbers for you.

[@4431charlie]

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[@jazzman1954]

So how many seconds in a minute, minutes in an hour, hours in a day in Euro Heaven?

[@jazzman1954]

andy young Nope. Didn’t help.