Looking for vacuum bagging supplies near Boston
 

I have the Jamestown Distributors catalog, but was wondering if there was a better deal? I checked the Mertons website, but didn't see bagging supplies there.

Ideally something north of Boston, or NH.

Thanks!

Vacuum Bagging
 

Is this a one time shot or production where you are doing many of the same part?
Are you going to be Resin Infusing the glass or bagging down pre wet glass?
You can use visqueen, Tacky tape, the flow media and breather can be found at a fabric shop. if you are infusing then you will have to use reinforcements that allow flow and low viscosity resins. If you are hand catalyzing and not using metermix pumps use a slow resin and or refridgerate before catalyzing to give you plenty of time to pull the resin through the whole part.

I have only helped helped with vacuum bagging before, so I think I will start with wet layup and bagging, not infusion. I have done some pre-preg and Reaction Injection Molding with epoxy- where I made hard tooling for smaller parts, but I want to redo my console door to remove the seat and bag the transom and stringer to transom joints when I do a bracket so I don't wind up with an excess of resin and sag everywhere.

You say tacky tape. Is that the same as butyl tape? I was wondering about batting for pillows as a breather layer- I guess others have used it?

Hamilton marine is a good source. I was vacuum bagging
 

in the late 80s and had to stop. Why? It was nerve wracking!!!!%$#@&^%$# I now listen to the stories that have filtered out of every now and then mostly with infusion now a days,which is a hyper bagging process now. One mistake! human, chemical or mechanical as far as getting a seal, using peel ply. the vacuum equiptment, The Temperature and TIME or lack of!!!! is a very big factor. The so many processes including the best which is using pre pregged glass having a post cure oven that causes the curing once everything is good. It is all vey good and does work. But way to nerve wracking for me.If you really want to do it then personal message me and I will link you to all kind of composite engineering sites. I and many others were going to get into the wind turbine blade business. The Govt rules have now made it impossible to make anything in the USA. Thanks to politicians.

Check these out. Pretty much evrything you need and need to know including making your own system cheap!

http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneering/downloads.htm

http://www.veneersupplies.com/pages/...um__Press.html

Be sure to look around at the other various pages available on these two sites. A lot of information, materials and plans for building your own vacuuming pump/press systems.

Thanks for all the information. Already like the Joe wood worker site.

I have a small boat shop on Shelter Island,NY. I've been dealing with LBI in Groton, CT for years they're reliable and fairly priced. Hope this helps.
Rod Anderson


http://www.lbifiberglass.com/