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Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/1/2008, 12:35 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber (Paul G. Jacobson)

: I got a good deal on one when I bought some outdated graphic arts equipment.
: they threw it in for free. The trend towards electronic scanning replacing
: film in graphic arts and printing technology has made a lot of those
: vacuum pumps obsolete. Consequently some high quality vacuum pumps, rated
: for constant duty, will show up in surplus stores at reasonable prices.

: All too often these are described as small air compressors which also serve
: as vacuum pumps, when in fact they were built as vacuum pumps and just
: happen to also work as small compressors. Must be a much bigger market for
: compressors than vacuum pumps.

: You aren't that far from me. If you get into a project that calls for vacuum
: bagging, e-mail me and, if I can find it, you can borrow the pump for a
: while and see how it works.

: PGJ

Well this is all playing around now days, so if I add a pound of resin I don't really care, but thanks for the offer :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Carbon Fiber
Mike Bielski -- 1/26/2008, 12:02 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2008, 2:03 am
Composite materials strength comparison *LINK*
Mike Bielski -- 2/4/2008, 8:29 pm
Re: Composite materials strength comparison
Charlie -- 2/6/2008, 12:28 pm
Re: Composite materials strength comparison
Toni V -- 2/7/2008, 2:44 am
Zylon looks impressive!
Brian Nystrom -- 2/6/2008, 6:38 am
Re: Zylon looks impressive!------WebKitFormBoundar
Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundaryVSCu9RRcf5g+Of -- 2/6/2008, 8:17 am
Re: Zylon looks impressive!------WebKitFormBoundar
Bill Hamm -- 2/10/2008, 2:56 am
Zylon fabric *LINK*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/6/2008, 11:47 am
Re: Composite materials strength comparison
LeeG -- 2/6/2008, 1:34 am
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Mike Bielski -- 1/30/2008, 3:40 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2008, 12:55 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/31/2008, 3:58 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 2/1/2008, 12:35 am
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Mike Bielski -- 1/31/2008, 1:59 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber *LINK*
Reg Lake -- 1/31/2008, 3:31 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/31/2008, 3:38 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Reg Lake -- 1/31/2008, 4:13 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 2/1/2008, 12:37 am
An essay on tech no log y
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/1/2008, 2:20 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/31/2008, 3:30 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Tom Armstrong -- 1/29/2008, 4:24 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber *LINK*
Etienne Muller -- 1/29/2008, 11:06 am
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Toni V -- 1/29/2008, 7:40 am
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Mike Savage -- 1/29/2008, 9:36 am
Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber
Toni V -- 1/29/2008, 11:02 am
Carbon vs glass
Sam McFadden -- 1/28/2008, 10:37 pm
Re: Carbon vs glass
Mike Bielski -- 1/28/2008, 11:37 pm
Carbon Fiber or ?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/28/2008, 9:36 pm