Harbor freight vacum pump

Bruce, It really isn't a pump. It's a venturi you blow compressed air through and it creates a siphon. It may pull a decent vacuum in a closed container but I doubt it would do well with the porosity issues of wood. On the other hand, if you have a compressor big enough to handle it, it's only $10 and Horror Fright is not that far away. It may come in handy for something else some day.... David

Bruce Fergus>

if you have a large compressor and are willing to waste 5 HP of air to get 1/8 hp of vacuum (ok, I haven't done the calculations, but you get the idea) - I have the equations for this kind of device in my article on vacuum systems for wood turners - the article is in the tips section of

some harbor freight tools are good deals, but even they can't give you a new $600 pump for $9.99, honest.

Bill

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Right. It is called an inductor because it induces a flow from another flow.

You'd be better off using your shop vac... and it would be quieter, if you have the same HF compressor that I do.. *g*

Mac

Thanks for the input. Sounded to good be true. I guess for this the first thing would be to get a compressor and that will not happen soon.

Bruce

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I've never heard it called an "inductor", the term of art is "venturi", named for an italian fellow who discovered and analyszed the effect

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At the heart of an inductor is a venturi. Just as at the heart of a spray gun or carburetor is a venturi, too. Dan

Made famous by early Coke bottles...... *g*

Mac