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Originally Posted by flyingfrizzle
... The connectors I have thought about getting are these pictured. The plastic ones wont stick to the resin (either type resin) and are good for 250 +degrees. They suppose to remove easily too. The second aluminum type look good but not sure how well they will clean up if the resin gets in them and hardens and they are $30 each. The third looks good too, and has a silicon sealing connector for the hose. I am going to try some different things far as the connectors go and see what works best for me.
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I looked at all of those and decided on the $2.39 vinyl tees. I don't want to throw out a $30 part because it's clogged with resin, and the tees work.
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Originally Posted by flyingfrizzle
Curious, How far down dose your pump pull? do you get a full 25"mg of vac? and also how well did it flow with the resin you used and what type of us composite resin did you use? the 635 Thin resin? I have some of that myself and it seems thin but, I bought some VE infusion resin and it is much much thinner than the 635.
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My vacuum pump is getting a little long in the tooth. It's an old Gomco medical pump and it's older than I am. It used to make the full 29" Hg, but it will only make about 20" lately. The good news is, Santa's bringing me a new one.
I'm using the 635 resin with the medium hardener. It's thicker than I would want, but it will thin out nicely with a heat gun and the heat gun won't make it kick off right away like it would with poly. The VE infusion resin should be just what you want. I considered VE for this build, but I've been happy with the 635, it's less expensive, and that drove my decision. That being said, it would be nice to have the flexibility with working time that you get with a catalyzed resin like VE. I'll probably be doing some polyester infusions later in the build, so I guess I'll see.
Dave