Jim W. White
01-21-2008, 6:31 PM
Guys,
This was my big Christmas present this year. I bought all the miscellaneous hardware components for the venturi based "V2 Plus System" from Joe Woodworker. The only modifications I made from the plans provided free on his site was to use a 5 gallon tank from Sears instead of constructing the PVC reservoir tubes (call me lazy.) I bought a 4'x4' 30 mil bag from Joe Woodworker (VeneerSupplies) as well, with a quick connect fitting for the bag & hose.
The system works great!! It pulls 21" of vacumm using the 4x4 bag in less than ~20 seconds. Granted, I'm pressing a very small panel at this point, as a warm-up/test, but I still think that's pretty impressive. The system has not cycled on/off even once since the initial pump down 30 minutes ago. I'm pressing some walnut burl veneer I bought off *bay using the dark brown BetterBond glue (also from VeneerSupplies.)
I know it's all been said before, but the customer service from these folks was absolutely awesome. Everything was shipped very promptly and the packaging was excellent. If you've ever wondered about pursuing a vacumm based veneer press I would not hesitate to recommend this path if you already have an air compressor in your arsenal. PM me if you have any questions on the process. I'm very pumped about the whole thing (pun intended.)
Jim in Idaho
http://myweb.cableone.net/jimnbeck/veneer_press1.jpg
http://myweb.cableone.net/jimnbeck/veneer_press2.jpg
This was my big Christmas present this year. I bought all the miscellaneous hardware components for the venturi based "V2 Plus System" from Joe Woodworker. The only modifications I made from the plans provided free on his site was to use a 5 gallon tank from Sears instead of constructing the PVC reservoir tubes (call me lazy.) I bought a 4'x4' 30 mil bag from Joe Woodworker (VeneerSupplies) as well, with a quick connect fitting for the bag & hose.
The system works great!! It pulls 21" of vacumm using the 4x4 bag in less than ~20 seconds. Granted, I'm pressing a very small panel at this point, as a warm-up/test, but I still think that's pretty impressive. The system has not cycled on/off even once since the initial pump down 30 minutes ago. I'm pressing some walnut burl veneer I bought off *bay using the dark brown BetterBond glue (also from VeneerSupplies.)
I know it's all been said before, but the customer service from these folks was absolutely awesome. Everything was shipped very promptly and the packaging was excellent. If you've ever wondered about pursuing a vacumm based veneer press I would not hesitate to recommend this path if you already have an air compressor in your arsenal. PM me if you have any questions on the process. I'm very pumped about the whole thing (pun intended.)
Jim in Idaho
http://myweb.cableone.net/jimnbeck/veneer_press1.jpg
http://myweb.cableone.net/jimnbeck/veneer_press2.jpg