The Woodturning Forum - Woodturner's Resource

brian higgins

Active Member

Offline

WR Rocks!

Posts: 146

my homemade vacuum chuck
Feb 22^nd, 2010 at 5:35pm

hey everyone,

this is a vacuum chuck i recently made. i am by no means taking credit for this design, though. i want to thank ron sardo and bob hamilton for their input on the site. i just took alittle from each of them, and this is what came out. hope you enjoy. by the way, this is my first video, and remember the camera adds ten pounds, so be kind. Grin

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

or

Back to top

« Last Edit: Feb 22^nd, 2010 at 6:08pm by Bob Hamilton »

IP Logged

Register To Remove Ads

Bob Hamilton

WR Addict

Offline

Posts: 1,118

Forest, Ontario, Canada
Ontario
Canada
Gender: male

Re: my homemade vacuum chuck
Reply #1 - Feb 22^nd, 2010 at 6:24pm

Good one, Brian! I took the liberty of adding the tags to make the video window appear directly in your message.

I note that you make no mention of a bypass air flow bleeder hole. I got away with not having one for almost a year before the bushings wore out in my first shop vac. I can't say for certain that it was the lack of a bleeder hole that made the motor bushings fail, since it was an old, inexpensive shop vac in the first place, but I really have not noticed any difference in the "grip" at the chuck since I drilled a 1/4" bleeder hole when I got my new shop vac about 2 years ago. If it does not affect the grip there really isn't any reason to take the chance that it will hurt the vac.

Take care
Bob

Back to top

IP Logged

brian higgins

Active Member

Offline

WR Rocks!

Posts: 146

Re: my homemade vacuum chuck
Reply #2 - Feb 22^nd, 2010 at 6:31pm

hey bob,

i did not add a bleeder hole, honestly i forgot. however while it is running, i cannot hear a difference in the motor sound. when it "dead heads" it has a unique sound, but i don't hear one. maybe it has a leak that i don't know about.

anyway, this is just version one, i would like to add a valve of some kind to regulate the vacuum, in the event i put a thin walled vessel on it. thanks for all your help!

Back to top

IP Logged

Bill Bolen WR Addict Offline Missouri turner Posts: 1,064 Eureka Missouri USA	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #3 - Feb 23^rd, 2010 at 9:11am Nice Vid Brian....Bill...
Back to top	2Ljunkie IP Logged

Brendan McAreavy WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 2,281 Ireland Ireland Gender:	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #4 - Feb 23^rd, 2010 at 9:39am Good work Brian. A lot of us will appreciate the time you have take to post this because there are more than me about to start on a vacuum chuck project and having two videos (yours and Bob's) will make that a lot easier.
Back to top	BMac in a previous incarnation IP Logged

David Hamann WR Administrator WR Patron Offline papadave Posts: 5,701 Pasco WA Washington USA Gender: Jet 1014VSI	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #5 - Feb 23^rd, 2010 at 6:40pm thanks Brian. good video and very easy to follow. smiley=thumbsup.gif smiley=thumbsup.gif
Back to top	“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” - Ted Geisel Be yourself, after all, everyone else is taken. IP Logged

leo Makepeace WR Addict Offline Posts: 1,367 Lanzarote Spain Gender:	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #6 - Feb 23^rd, 2010 at 7:34pm Thanks for taking the time to make the vid. I have made a mock up of a vacuum chuck, but a couple of things will be altered after watching yours. smiley=thumbsup.gif smiley=dankk2.gif
Back to top	Makin' shavins, but not much else. I can still count to ten, with my shoes on......woohoo IP Logged

Norbert Dupas WR Addict Offline Posts: 684 Oakbank Manitoba Canada Gender:	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #7 - Mar 3^rd, 2010 at 7:37pm Awesome video, I may actually attempt to make one someday. i would have liked to see a closeup of the bearing / threaded rod assembly, or better still see the video of making one from scratch, just to make sure I know 100% how you did it. Thanks for posting. ...Bert
Back to top	...Bert Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or IP Logged

Register To Remove Ads

brian higgins Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 146	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #8 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 9:27pm hey bert, i have some closeups of the bearing, but i am having trouble posting them. just as soon as it gets straightened out, i'll get them posted.
Back to top	IP Logged

Norbert Dupas WR Addict Offline Posts: 684 Oakbank Manitoba Canada Gender:	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #9 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:29pm That would be awesome Brian. Thanks a million for the video. Guess there's just nothing we can't make if we try huh? ...Bert
Back to top	...Bert Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or IP Logged

brian higgins Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 146	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #10 - Mar 5^th, 2010 at 7:26pm here is a link to the pics Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
Back to top	IP Logged

Tony Mullins Active Member Offline Twit In Training. Posts: 219 Cape Girardeau, Missouri Missouri USA Gender:	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #11 - Mar 6^th, 2010 at 9:16am Great video. Now the wife is wondering where her Kirby vacuum cleaner is???????
Back to top	" Firewood comes from folks who don't know what Anchor Seal is." IP Logged

Chuck Beland WR Addict Offline I got my eyes on you. Posts: 12,873 Gender:	Re: my homemade vacuum chuck Reply #12 - Mar 6^th, 2010 at 9:28am Brian, Thanks, I can't afford a gast pump right now but I really need a vacuum pump set up. I have exactly the same stuff as you even the same Rigid vacuum cleaner. Question: where the hose connects to the lamp rod did you use a hose clamp? also did you do like Bob did with the bypass hole?
Back to top	The dog was created especially for children. He is the God of frolic. IP Logged

brian higgins

Active Member

Offline

WR Rocks!

Posts: 146

Re: my homemade vacuum chuck
Reply #13 - Mar 6^th, 2010 at 9:57am

i did not use a hose clamp, i found that the threads on the lamp rod acted like little barbs to hold the hose in place sufficiently. of course if you want to use one, it wouldn't hurt a thing. as for the bypass hole, i forgot to add one, but as i listen to the vac it doesn't sound like it is dead heading to me. i might be losing air somewhere that i don't know about. if it did sound like it was, i would certainly add one though.

Back to top

IP Logged