Resaw modifications!

[Carl E Jacobs]

I decided on a simpler approach ,so far so good ,Tony ,I had this 90% before your post ,I'm sure before its over I will use alot of that info.I really love cedar the grain and colors are a palet unto themselves ,now that I have some real good wood to work with ,and the resaw set up ,possibilities exsight me!
OH! yea ! the new toy ,a commercial vaccumn pump -blower combination ,any body out there got any ideas ,for creative shop use ,other than a vaccumn former.Its 5hp multi voltage 150 ML .
M.V.B.
Carl

[Bayward]

That would make an excellent vacuum chuck for a wood lathe.

Bob

[Carl E Jacobs]

Rietschie Dru vac

Bob, are you familular with them ,and thier capabilities? I am not ,been looking on the web,haven't found anything yet ,and what I have might as well be in greek , there has to be a way to get other uses out of I would think,of course that and $1.25 will get me a cup of coffee, Any Ideas !
M.V.B.
Carl

[ncsealeveler]

Good looking setup there.I used 6" long 3/8" bolts with the ends sharpened to a point on my sled and then stations every 5".Works great.
Tony

[Rolf]

There are all sorts of possibilities for vacuum chucking besides the lathe.
You could build a board of sorts almost like a down draft but instead of sucking sawdust you use it to hold down parts of all sizes for routing etc. just cover the unused holes to reduce vacuum leaks.

[Bayward]

You could build a board of sorts almost like a down draft but instead of sucking sawdust you use it to hold down parts of all sizes for routing etc.

You have no idea how many times I have wished I had a vacuum board like yours. Most recently was making the wooden locks. How much easier it would have been to round over the edges if I had a vacuum hold down board.

Carl, here is a link to a write up on making a vacuum lathe chuck. This is just one link out of many on the Internet dealing with lathe vacuum chucks.

Bob

[Carl E Jacobs]

Thank you ,guys ,Bob that is a site to behold , I been on it for over an hr,just full of options,will take some time ,thanks so much.going to take some time ,first I have to make sure mine can be fixed economically ,but according to that post it may be way too big ,but I at least heading in the right direction and I know what info to find out before Igo off half cocked.thanks again .
M.V.B.
Carl