EASIEST & CHEAPEST Vacuum Chamber. DIY for epoxy castings & resin pouring. 

@Simon Ahmed you want a cookie for that? Good for you??? P.S, did you really just go on another youtube account and reply to yourself? What a loser. lmao

He was experienced and confident. However, for myself, I thought the same thing. If I had done it in that order - surely it would have broken for me!

He could make it cheaper by using a clear plastic air tight box, saving time & money or something like those cylindrical glass jars with those metal lids (idk what its called)

@@DoomsdayDatabase plastic isn't as strong though, I've never seen thick plastic walls on a clean container

@@CanyonF you could use those pickle jars

Killer idea

Would you say that the only thing that really needs changing for it to be completely safe is a sturdy metal pot?

@@leojones1964 If what you want is a very safe vacuum chamber, then I'd just buy one - they aren't that terribly expensive. I can see ones from reputable resellers for under £100 here in the UK. Those come with a see-through lid, all the fittings and gauges... for under £130 you can get one with a vacuum pump as well. A good quality pressure cooker pot can cost that much (though they can be much cheaper). You could use a metal pot, but that does make it much harder/messier to use. Being able to see that the material has stopped bubbling, or that it's about to overflow the container and make a horrible mess - these are important, too. If you are degassing epoxy unsighted, make sure there is plenty room for the bubbles to rise into and use a secondary container to catch any overflow (a sensible thing to do even if you can see). Also, it may be worth tweaking your accelerator or catalyst to give yourself a bit more working time, to make sure the epoxy hasn't set while you're degassing, and de-gas for a bit longer to make sure you've got all the bubbles out. An interesting side-note about bubbles, though: Someone I know did a study on 2-part polyurethane mixes, and those that were vigorously stirred to include bubbles and not degassed were slightly tougher and tear-resistant, though overall weaker. The bubbles blunt the start of tear formation. It's a minor difference, but a measurable one. Thought I'd throw that in here!

Some additional safety idea. Often I have seen glass vacuum desiccaters wrapped in tape to mitigate the danger of an implosion. I prefer a plastic bell shaped vacuum chamber.

instead of nylon, why not simply make a "resin disc"?

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Thank you... Simply made it because I knew there was a much easier and cheaper way.

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Maybe a ziplock bag with air in it.

@@jude7321 I’m pretty sure it would just expand and pop, I was thinking along the lines of a block of something without air in it. Even a container of water.

@@mussimike Water might mess with whatever you're degassing right? Some fine sand or even uncured plaster powder maybe could work :)

… how about glass marbles ?

@@bluemoon8268 Good idea, with the advantage that marbles ‘flow’ to fill your empty container form so you could even immerse your casting between them.

I'm so glad!

Do you use it for epoxi? Or for what purpose? Is it working nice?

is it still working nicely ?

No it won't there's no such thing

only very small molds.. degassing will make a mess and your resin will start setting before you degass it all unless you got like a 2h pot time.. I built this thing.. it isn't useful unfortunately

@@synapticdragon2157 well, you said it yourself: you can switch to different resin to make it work

The glass chamber makes me a lot nervous. A chamber not engineered to hold a vacuum, of a material liable to produce very sharp shards if it fails.

What sort of Steel cook pot?

I wonder if this would work with my ancient stovetop pressure cooker? In all fairness it's exactly why I got the dang thing, lol!

It's holding a vacuum not positive pressure, which makes me think it would be a gentle implosion if the glass broke, not a violent explosion throwing shards. But I have no experience, so who knows.

@@MrModTwelveFoot No, it would NOT be gentle! I used to work on CRT televisions, that is a glass bottle with a vacuum in it. The front of a CRT is very heavy, thick glass. However, the back is fairly thin as it is normally protected inside the case. If you break that glass, it can throw shards 20ft. I wasn't there for it, but I worked with a tech that had someone break a CRT in his shop. One of the pieces flew 20ft, cut through his pants like they weren't there, and embed itself in his bench. He was lucky, it just barely shaved some skin off his calf.

That is a good idea. Instead of using hot glue I would use silicone. Hot glue can leave very small air gaps which you may not see. If you spread the silicone around all surfaces you should have a better seal.

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awesome!

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having tried this.. What do you need vacum for? This wont work for resin.. I tried it already.. resin will set before you degass it enough

Did you ever get past 25 inhg? I think im still going to need to get a vacuum pump for silicone or acrylic

Good call. Self clamping lid would be even easier to build. I just couldn't find one large enough that I wanted.

how did it work out?

Did it work?

Glad I could help!

@Deanna's Creative Mess I saw your question, here is what I found, and there's a 2 qt version for a few dollars more. All you'd need is the pot & pump and probably an adapter. Hope it helps smile.amazon.com/dp/B01AO0P5NW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_VA82X2BETA93H9ZM1GJG

@Deanna's Creative Mess you're welcome. It may not be what you're looking for. Pressure is better at removing bubbles than a vacuum. I watched another video where I guy tested the 2 side by side with resin and the one under vacuum just expanded and over flowed the container it was in. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do. Good luck

absolutely. I originally wanted to use one of those, however I needed a bigger container so I went with the largest glass container I could find. If you find a airtight container the size you need, PERFECT!

You can buy one on Amazon right now for the same price

It will fail, u need pressure not vacuum.