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I got this Venturi style Vacuum pump "No moving parts"... Runs in line from your Air Compressor... * 90+ PSI not your Iwata compressor... I had to use an 1/4" Adapter on the Nozzle since it's a Air conditioner vacuum pump... but for the price I paid ! It does the job... http://www.red...

Thanks for the INFO !!! You might want to take a look at Wall mart ! as well the Good old UFO Fibre Optic Lamp is out again... http://www.cadvision.com/blanchas/fiber-mobo/pix/ufo3.jpg you can Gut out the Saucer for a small motor and switch... but the Optical Fibre Tail is the best Deal.... 400 plus...

Thank you guys... It does make me feel a lot better.... ( a little ) but I sure don't want to have to PAY that Guy... for his Expensive High density foam... it this doesn't work... I like the pigment thing to !!! of course it has to be compatible with the Epoxy Resin !!! Will check into that.. might...

Good day EXPERTS ! and Chemical friends... I need this answer rather ... urgently! I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to Products compatibility and don’t want to waste my time and money if I can't do the job with the Paints that I am using...... I have a GUY that needs to Shape some High Dens...

watch what you're doing i did some quick research the venturi at HF took 4.2 cfm...to get up to 28" Hg.... my little iwata sprint compressor only pushes out something like 0.4 cfm...even tho it can get up to 58 psi... point: do all the math before you buy! Don't worry QC I wasn't talking about...

Thank you Umi_Ryuzuki the Smaller one in my picture is 99$ runs off your Compressor.. air goes in and sucks from another inlet and has a gauge ! I had seen those in a ALUMILITE Resin and Mould Making Video, So I imagined those were the only ones I could get ! Your solution... is very viable... at 19...

Ok guys you got my attention.... I was going to buy a venturi vacuum pump from ALUMILITE and they got Rid of that line of products... Basically looking like this ONE ! http://www.hyvac.com/images/Other_Pumps/AirVac/AirVac%20Relative%20Size%2002.jpg Driven by a Household Compressor... while this litt...

we need to know what OS you are using on your PC.. and what program you are using to open the file... as well... some programs defaults to the saved format and size a file might have been downloaded on the site... Using programs like windows Fax and Pictures viewers (XP) enables you to resize on the...

We all dream of Vacuum pumps and pressure pots and all.. I was pricing Vacuum pumps and they were all very expensive for the range we need to get at .. Neg 11 mercury... something.. and I was hitting 400+ USD too steep for my Blood till I watch the ALUMILITE BOYS DVD they Had an industrial Vacuum ch...

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/schweinhund227/Falcon/DSC03410_resize.jpg Acrylic Rod or Bar ... seems to have done the trick here... Like those big Towel Clear at any Home Decor place... Once Sanded on one side... it will Absorb the light and the remainder of the rod should be Taped with Me...

I found this little Scale calculator for you you can feed it measurements form the 1:1 scale plans or other scales and convert to any size / scale you need pretty cool little program inches or Cm go here.. http://www.mksmc.co.uk/hintsandtips/scale_calculator.htm I don't know if anyone posted it befo...

Well I did that a long time ago... and got the same results... as you did.. Always thin you paint!!! if you don't like to gamble use the same company ... in this case Tamiya thinner ... Different mix for different application... usually 50 / 50 and then work you way form there.. More Thinner / lesse...