Veneer press pump from fridge?

[Mike Heidrick]

I thought I read you can remove a pump from a fridge to drive a DIY veneer press. Any info on how to do this pump removal? I have a fridge about to go to scrap that has a perfectly good running pump on it. Anybody removed this pump before?

[Per Swenson]

Hi Mike,

http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneering/visitorspress/refrigerantcompressorvacuumpress.htm

Per

[David DeCristoforo]

As you can see from Per's link, it will work. The limitation will be how much air you can move in a given period of time (CFM). With a very small pump and a larger vacuum bag, it might take a while to pull all of the air out and draw sufficient a vacuum.