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New vacuum bagging technique


Jon Matcho

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I may never use the "plastic pressure bagging" technique again... I thought some might be interested in an economical and EZ approach for utilizing a vacuum to assist with hand layups. The page is here, and feel free to let me know your thoughts or questions.

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Erm, OK Jon, I'll bite. What is the advantage of all that palaver? I've still only done one layup, the ordinary steam-powered plans version that produced a beaut part of the required weight. Why design the simplicity out of the process?

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Palaver?! You're not from around here are you? :)

 

I listed several benefits at the bottom of the page, after you wade through all that palaver. If I had to do all my flat parts over again, I would definitely use this technique. However, it's important to note that I mean AGAIN, and not for the first time. You still need to know how to do layups without assistance from a vacuum.

Jon Matcho :busy:
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Now:  Rebuilding Quickie Tri-Q200 N479E
Next:  Resume building a Cozy Mark IV

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  • 15 years later...
7 hours ago, jridge said:

Where can I find the link in your first post of this thread?  I get an error when I access the link.

Ah, that's my website for my build but is offline at the moment. I am thinking about turning on the Blog feature here and transposing everything into it when the new version is soon released. In the meantime you can find a PDF version of that page attached to this post.

5 hours ago, Countach74 said:

Check Cozy girls website. Think they call it low vac.

That's where I got the idea. http://www.cozygirrrl.com/lovac.htm

Jon Matcho Simple Vacuum Bagging.pdf

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Now:  Rebuilding Quickie Tri-Q200 N479E
Next:  Resume building a Cozy Mark IV

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