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Re: vacuum hold-down for exposure box

2009-03-22 by warrenbrayshaw

DJ Delorie  wrote:

> 
> I didn't feel much "suck" on the end of the tube with my finger, but
> the first time I hooked it up and tested it I saw the glass bow in so
> much I feared it would break!  I just need to find out if I can run
> the shop vac with low air flow for the 5.5 minutes it takes to do an
> exposure.
> 
>

Sounds like you need a calibrated hole :)

Just like a domestic vacuum cleaner, have a hole in the vacuum pipe to reduce the effective vacuum.

Warren

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