What pressure do I need?
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:34 pm
I've been thinking about making a board or two for a while now, and have just got round to getting some stuff together.
I managed to get hold of a 24 litre expansion vessel, and today set about a simple test.
So stuck a vac gauge on top and sucked the air out using my kite pump.
I managed to suck out -15 hg or .5 bar.
Is this sufficient for vac bagging purposes? I'd rather not buy a proper vac pump just yet, and the only fridge compressors I've been able to get hold of couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, let alone a decent vacuum.
First project will be a landboard, which would be able to take more pressure than a kiteboard with a foam core.
I managed to get hold of a 24 litre expansion vessel, and today set about a simple test.
So stuck a vac gauge on top and sucked the air out using my kite pump.
I managed to suck out -15 hg or .5 bar.
Is this sufficient for vac bagging purposes? I'd rather not buy a proper vac pump just yet, and the only fridge compressors I've been able to get hold of couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, let alone a decent vacuum.
First project will be a landboard, which would be able to take more pressure than a kiteboard with a foam core.