Questions regarding heating blankets and vacuum pressing
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:27 pm
I've got myself a vacuum press setup that is rated at 28inHg (~.95 bar) and the next thing I want to do is purchase a heating blanket.
Will a vacuum press setup create sufficient pressure to properly press a set of skis. I know 13-14psi over a large area adds up to a decent force, but how would this compare to a firehose press with 45-60psi of air in it?
Now that I've got the vacuum press setup I'm faced with a major problem: how am I going to run the leads from the thermocouple from inside the bag to outside the bag? As far as I can tell, Michaels does not offer a blanket with a single setpoint. Perhaps I'll have to contact them about that.
Judging from this picture:
The entry point of the power cable and thermocouple lead produces a bump on the heating blanket. Will this telegraph through to my skis, or should I order a longer length so that this section is beyond the workpiece. Or would an aluminim sheet like the Leangs used be advisable.
Thanks for any info you can offer
Will a vacuum press setup create sufficient pressure to properly press a set of skis. I know 13-14psi over a large area adds up to a decent force, but how would this compare to a firehose press with 45-60psi of air in it?
Now that I've got the vacuum press setup I'm faced with a major problem: how am I going to run the leads from the thermocouple from inside the bag to outside the bag? As far as I can tell, Michaels does not offer a blanket with a single setpoint. Perhaps I'll have to contact them about that.
Judging from this picture:
The entry point of the power cable and thermocouple lead produces a bump on the heating blanket. Will this telegraph through to my skis, or should I order a longer length so that this section is beyond the workpiece. Or would an aluminim sheet like the Leangs used be advisable.
Thanks for any info you can offer