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Vacuum Chamber

Located in the machine shop on the large shelf. It has a dedicated vacuum pump attached to the lid.

Usage is pretty simple, ensure a good seal of the lid, and pull the air out using the vacuum pump. When degassing silicone allow for an expansion of about double your volume.

Here's a video showing the degassing process.

Here's a video on the basics of silicone molds.

tool/vacuum_chamber.1460753029.txt.gz · Last modified: 2016/04/15 20:43 by michael_taylor

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