Joe Nestlerode presented his take on a vacuum chucking system at our January meeting. Here’s his presentation.

Click on the image to view the pdf presentation.

That Plexiglass diverter in the top picture is held in pace by a beam clamp shown here:

Jim Ruocco learned this trick from Tom Gall- a simple and inexpensive solution for the vacuum hose transition. He made one from 1-3/8 aluminum with 2 sealed ball bearings with a 3/4 ID. The seal to the headstock is made with a piece of plastic tubing that he sanded to fit. He also found a vacuum pump on eBay for about $50. There is an inlet filter, as well as a filter on the exhaust to capture any oil mist from the pump.