Advice on buying a vacuum press

user-252936 | Posted in General Discussion on February 23, 2010 02:46am

I’m thinking of buying a vacuum press in order to do my own veneering but don’t want to spend big bucks in the process. Veneer systems Inc has a 1 cfm system for around $500.00. Does anyone have any advice?

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sk2009 | Feb 23, 2010 03:03pm | #1
Go to joewoodworker.com and find out how you can build one. That is what I did, and it works great.
dboetb | Feb 23, 2010 03:44pm | #2
Check out Harbor Freights vacuum pump prices.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=98076
DonStephan | Feb 23, 2010 08:16pm | #3
My suggestion would be first to decide the maximum size piece you would like to press. If you want to press something longer than 4', I'd be very concerned whether a 1 cfm pump would be sufficient. Seems like it would take a long time to evacuate the bag.
Boogalee | Feb 23, 2010 08:58pm | #4
I second joe woodworker (http://www.joewoodworker.com/). He has a wealth of information on his website. Nice people to deal with.

this is his veneering section. http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneering/welcome.htm

Al