[Robotgroup] Building a vacuum forming machine need a good vaccum pump

[Leslie Filip]

I have a real vacuum pump, tank, and electronics, all on a portable  
platform you are welcome to borrow.

Les


On 15 Jun 2008, at 4:57 PM, Andre Lamothe wrote:

> Mechanically inclined roboteers,
>
> Does anyone know of any local shops that have vacuum pumps? I am  
> going to build a vacuum forming system and need a good 25-30" HG  
> pump. I will probably end up using a venturi vacuum design and a  
> compressor since its cheap, but I am open to stand alone piston and  
> rotary vacuum pumps as well if I can pick one up for $100 or so.
>
> Shop vacs only draw 4-5" HG, useless for high quality vacuum  
> forming of fine detail, If I have to, I can chain 2-3 together to  
> get 8" of HG, but I don't want all my parts to look like they are  
> organic, I want to really pull some small tight parts, so need the  
> vacuum really high.
>
> Any good, used semiconductor, refrigeration compressor type stores  
> around here, or websites that people have bought high vacuum pumps  
> from on a budget?  Silicon valley had lots of places like this, but  
> I can't seem to find anything around here.
>
> ALSO -- Any local plastic shops that you know of that stock large  
> sheets of styrene and/or ABS in thin 0.04 - 0.08" thickness?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andre'
>
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