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<blockquote data-quote="DUCKMAN11" data-source="post: 2890628" data-attributes="member: 122313"><p>You could use a pipe as a chamber. Part it off flush/square on a lathe then use the typical acrylic "lids" so that you could watch the vacuum process. Heck weld a plate on one end and just use one acrylic lid. Position the draw tube above the "water line" when the pipe is horizontal.</p><p></p><p>Now the next problem would be finding an oven large enough to hold a gun stock to cure the resin. Maybe a regular home oven would work if you angled the stock just right.</p><p></p><p>I've contemplated doing a similar process to make bois de arc shooting/walking sticks.</p><p></p><p>You could definitely use vacuum bags. You just need to have 2 ports on the bag. One to draw vacuum and 1 to draw in the resin. The side drawing vacuum would need a couple of shut off valves and a length of sacrificial hose/tubing. Something like clear ice maker hose is what I've used before just to track the progress of the resin. This hose could be cleaned and reused because cactus juice doesn't cure unless baked and all extra liquid can be reclaimed and reused. </p><p></p><p>Many ways to skin a cat!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DUCKMAN11, post: 2890628, member: 122313"] You could use a pipe as a chamber. Part it off flush/square on a lathe then use the typical acrylic "lids" so that you could watch the vacuum process. Heck weld a plate on one end and just use one acrylic lid. Position the draw tube above the "water line" when the pipe is horizontal. Now the next problem would be finding an oven large enough to hold a gun stock to cure the resin. Maybe a regular home oven would work if you angled the stock just right. I've contemplated doing a similar process to make bois de arc shooting/walking sticks. You could definitely use vacuum bags. You just need to have 2 ports on the bag. One to draw vacuum and 1 to draw in the resin. The side drawing vacuum would need a couple of shut off valves and a length of sacrificial hose/tubing. Something like clear ice maker hose is what I've used before just to track the progress of the resin. This hose could be cleaned and reused because cactus juice doesn't cure unless baked and all extra liquid can be reclaimed and reused. Many ways to skin a cat! [/QUOTE]
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