Tiny vacuum pump

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...


Jim Weir wrote:

Does anybody have an idea on how to make a tiny little vacuum pump on the order
of an aquarium pump or so that will draw just a few inches of water? Preferably
110, but I can rig up a 12 volt supply if necessary.

Go to http://www.sportsmansguide.com and enter item number WX2-70392 in the
search window. You should see a window for a air mattress pump that runs on four
D-cells. It has three inflator fittings which are attached to a lanyard.

I found a similar device at the WAL*MART made by Coleman. It has a internal
rechargeable battery.

That's how I seal food bags for freezing. Tellya what, put a little light
machine oil in a bag and try sealing it with a straw. Damn near choked me to
death.

Jim


"Gig Giacona"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-How many are you doing? A drinking straw and your lungs will do a bang up
-job with a zip-lock bag


Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Sealing food bags is where I came up with the idea. I did that until my wife
reached her tolerance level and went out and bought one of the vac/sealer
thingies.


"Jim Weir" wrote in message
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That's how I seal food bags for freezing. Tellya what, put a little light
machine oil in a bag and try sealing it with a straw. Damn near choked me
to
death.

Jim


"Gig Giacona"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-How many are you doing? A drinking straw and your lungs will do a bang
up
-job with a zip-lock bag


Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Jim Weir wrote:

Does anybody have an idea on how to make a tiny little vacuum pump on the order
of an aquarium pump or so that will draw just a few inches of water? Preferably
110, but I can rig up a 12 volt supply if necessary.

Go to http://www.sportsmansguide.com and enter item number WX2-70392 in the
search window. You should see a window for a air mattress pump that runs on four
D-cells. It has three inflator fittings which are attached to a lanyard.

I have one of these pumps. The fittings will fit on either the air intake or the
outflow; the idea is that you can use the pump to deflate your mattress when you're
ready to leave Oshkosh. It should work very well for your project, and the price
is right.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

"Jim Weir" wrote in message
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That's how I seal food bags for freezing. Tellya what, put a little light
machine oil in a bag and try sealing it with a straw. Damn near choked me
to
death.

When I bag salmon for the freezer, I fill the small kitchen sink with water,
then submerge the bag in the water up to the lip. A quick zip and the bag is
closed. Not a big enough bubble left for a compass. You could use a
Tupperware container instead of the sink.

Rich S.

The foodsaver thing we have has a fitting for a small hose that you can hook up to whatever you want - would be just
right for what you are doing...

--
Dan D.



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"Jim Weir" wrote in message ...
Because Foodsaver requires you to use their special bags. Besides being WAY
overpriced, the bags ain't cheap either. Yeah I knew about pump'n'seal, but
that seems to be a kluge way of doing it. I was looking for elegant.

Jim


"Ron Natalie"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-
-Why don't you just get a foodsaver? (www.foodsaver.com). It will do the
-vacuum pack as well as sealing the bag (and you can make arbitrary sized bag
-as long as it's narrower than the roll of "bag stock." I've got one in the
kitchen.
-
-If that's too pricey for you, then there's always this one $14.94, not sold in
stores....
-
-http://www.pump-n-seal.com/

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:41:07 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:

Does anybody have an idea on how to make a tiny little vacuum pump on the order
of an aquarium pump or so that will draw just a few inches of water? Preferably
110, but I can rig up a 12 volt supply if necessary.

The reason I say this is that I'm getting ready to pack a fairly large number of
bags with used but serviceable engine parts (valves, pistons, etc.) and I'd like
to put each part in a "baggie" (sandwich bag or equivalent) along with a little
preservative oil, and then suck the baggie down with a football needle stuck
into the top closing mechanism just before sealing.

Thoughts?

Jim
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

How about a MytyVac ( www.mytyvac.com ) from your local auto supply.
Vacuum and pressure ports. You can use it to bleed your brakes with
the included container, hose and connectors. Or pressure test your
radiator. Hand powered.

Elegant solution might be a penis pump from your local sex toy store.
Probably should check the duty cycle, though. )

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:41:07 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:

Does anybody have an idea on how to make a tiny little vacuum pump on the
order
of an aquarium pump or so that will draw just a few inches of water?
Preferably
110, but I can rig up a 12 volt supply if necessary.

The reason I say this is that I'm getting ready to pack a fairly large
number of
bags with used but serviceable engine parts (valves, pistons, etc.) and
I'd like
to put each part in a "baggie" (sandwich bag or equivalent) along with a
little
preservative oil, and then suck the baggie down with a football needle
stuck
into the top closing mechanism just before sealing.

Thoughts?

Harborfreight to the rescue again!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=3952


Rich S.

Sex toy? That's a medical device, honest!


"andy asberry" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:41:07 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:

Does anybody have an idea on how to make a tiny little vacuum pump on the
order
of an aquarium pump or so that will draw just a few inches of water?
Preferably
110, but I can rig up a 12 volt supply if necessary.

The reason I say this is that I'm getting ready to pack a fairly large
number of
bags with used but serviceable engine parts (valves, pistons, etc.) and
I'd like
to put each part in a "baggie" (sandwich bag or equivalent) along with a
little
preservative oil, and then suck the baggie down with a football needle
stuck
into the top closing mechanism just before sealing.

Thoughts?

Jim
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

How about a MytyVac ( www.mytyvac.com ) from your local auto supply.
Vacuum and pressure ports. You can use it to bleed your brakes with
the included container, hose and connectors. Or pressure test your
radiator. Hand powered.

Elegant solution might be a penis pump from your local sex toy store.
Probably should check the duty cycle, though. )

Anybody mentioned a refrigerator compressor? I used it to vacuum bagging
composites. You shouldn't drain the fluid from a filled system (ozon
killer) but if you get one from a bone yard that is already drained it
would make a low noise, low cost solution.

- Holger

Jim Weir wrote:

Does anybody have an idea on how to make a tiny little vacuum pump on the
order
of an aquarium pump or so that will draw just a few inches of water?
Preferably 110, but I can rig up a 12 volt supply if necessary.
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