>Does anyone on this list use vacuum-bagging to build soundboards? No press >required, no clamps, no space permanently taken up by the equipment, no >heavy frames, etc.. A plywood form, easily constructed and easily shaped >and modified, along with a $100 pump and some plastic bag is all the >equipment needed. The whole setup can be made in an afternoon. As an added >bonus, the vacuum bag can be used to dry wood. > >I'm not advertising equipment, just wondering. > >Frank Weston Interesting thought. You could use clear plastic and do a few ribs per cycle to manage alignment, if doing them all at once proved to be too difficult. The biggest potential drawback I see is that you would be limited to under 15 psi clamping pressure. Ron N
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