Where did you get your vacuum bag?

[Matt Meiser]

These things seem pretty pricey for a big plastic bag. I'm leaning towards buying a premade one instead of hunting down the cement, vinyl, etc, but wondering if its worth the time savings? I'm thinking of getting a 4' x 4' or 4' x 6' bag so that I only have to buy one.

[Jack Hogoboom]

Got mine from Joe Woodworker.

Jack

[Troy Wilkins]

I made a 4x8 bag for around $30. If you go to the fabric section of Walmart they sell 54" heavy gauge vinyl for around $3 a yard. I bought the cement from Joewoodworker and have enough left over that I could make another bag. I bought a valve stem from the local tire shop for $2. I took 30-45 minutes to get the bag glued up. So far it works great and the price/time involved were low enough that I would do it all over again.

[Earl Kelly]

Matt, if you want to purchase a long lasting durable bag, get a 30 mil Poly bag from Vacuum Pressing Systems. My 4x8 bag is over 10 yrs old, has a couple of patches on it but it works great. The 30 mil Poly is a lot stronger and more flexible when cold than vinyl ever could be.

[Cecil Arnold]

Matt, I went with JWW. It was a cost think.

[Steve Wargo]

Made a couple myself. Then bought one from Vacuum Pressing Systems (in Maine I think). Now I wonder why I ever made my own. I'ne is about 3 years old and has seen tons of use. Still works great and only has one patch (don't ask). I'll second them as a good vendor.

[Richard Wolf]

My vote also goes to vacuum pressing systems. I use the bags for curved staircases and railings. They work great and the service is great also. Buy your glue from them also, unibond 800.

Richard

[Dave Avery]

VPS........ www.vacupress.com

[tod evans]

guess i`m the oddball? i use qualityvac. poly,no vinyl here. tod
http://www.qualityvak.com/

[Alan Tolchinsky]

Hi Matt, I made mine using Joe Woodworker instructions and vinyl from them. It was very easy to glue together and very durable. I'll bet the cost was a fraction of ready made. Alan

[Matt Meiser]

I made a 4x8 bag for around $30. If you go to the fabric section of Walmart they sell 54" heavy gauge vinyl for around $3 a yard.

OK, you changed my mind. Went to Walmart and got the vinyl today. Anyone have any ideas on the type of store that might carry the cement locally?

[Jamie Buxton]

OK, you changed my mind. Went to Walmart and got the vinyl today. Anyone have any ideas on the type of store that might carry the cement locally?

A place which sells stuff for repairing vinyl. Auto -- for repairing vinyl seats and dashboards. Sports -- for repairing vinyl wading pools and the like. Builders' store with a rack of glues. Hobby shop -- they have plastic glues.

[Troy Wilkins]

I didn't have much luck finding suitable vinyl cement in my area. The only cement that I found was in the small squeeze tubes and used for repairing float tubes. It would have taken several of the tubes and cost a lot. I live in a small town and my options were limited. I ended up buying the HH-66 cement from joewoodworker and found it to be excellent.

[Jim DeLaney]

I used 25 mil (0.025") vinyl from Hancock Fabrics, and the cement from Joe Woodworker. Total cost for a 54" X 54" bag was about $15.00. I already had a couple tire valves in my junk drawer.

Joe Woodworker has the instructions for making the bag on his website, if you need them.

[Jim Tobias]

Another vote for Vacupress.com. Have had my 2 bags for a couple of years -no holes, no problems.

Jim