first time, cactus juice

[RobS]

Just ran my first batch of blanks in cactus juice. Man did it bubble like seltzer. Letting it settle over night at atmosphere. Then I'll bake it tomorrow. Luckily the guys at work had a vacuum bell and a pump.:biggrin:

I need to work on a cap to keep things from floating away. But for now a sink screen and a SS bar to weigh it down will work.

Thank you all for your previous posts that I read through to discover cactus juice.

 

[Neil]

Congrats, I love stabilizing my own wood, esp with cactus juice, and Curtis is a wealth of info if you have any questions

 

[RobS]

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Vacuum Bell
Large Beaker
Large 32oz cup sitting inside beaker
sink strainer on top
scrap SS bar from machine shop
4 of @Rockb Birds Eye Blanks and Cactusjuice with about 1" of clearance for foam
Borrowed folding table to put in front of my desk to set everything on
A mixture of high end and g-job mixed together to get it done.

Thanks
RobS

 

[RobS]

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Well I guess you know you did something right, when you come back the next day and the wood has sunken to the bottom of your cup. :biggrin: