[Crw-talk] Vacuum chuck system

[John & Donna Griffiths]

Members:

The March tool raffle will be a vacuum chuck kit from Frugal Vacuum 
Chucks (FrugalVacuumChuck at gmail.com) and it arrived today.  I will bring 
it to the January meeting so you all can feast your eyes on this 
beauty.  We will likely have it on display at the February meeting with 
Alan Lacer as well.  Remember, we are not permitted to sell tickets 
before the March meeting but look it over at the meeting on the 18th, 
feel free to drool over it, and start planning your uses for it in case 
you are the winner.


It is not assembled, that is up to the winner of the raffle to put 
together in whatever configuration suits him or her.  The pump draws 25 
inches HG of vacuum and is only a few years old.  I plugged it in, it 
runs very smoothly.  The tubing, fittings, PVC coupling, vacuum gauge 
and filter are included.  You supply a block of wood for the chuck, some 
scraps of lumber to build the base and a couple small common hardware 
items such as two part epoxy and begin assembly.


Several members bought vacuum systems at the Eau Claire woodturning expo 
and are happy with them.  I plan to use mine this afternoon, as a matter 
of fact.  The Club was given a very good deal by Bob Leonard of Frugal 
Vacuum Chucks and as part of the purchase, he has joined the club.

John