I've watched a good few videos where they've 'stabilised' the wood before turning and until now I have never completely understood why. Thanks for taking the time to explain in a no nonsense way the why and the how. I love your work man 5⭐'s
just for some information water will boil in in good vacuum at around 80 deg. f. so i guess you could use your vacuum pot to draw off moisture without adding heat to your shop and maybe cheaper as well, especially when its 90 or 95 deg.in your shop.
This was very helpful. A quick overview and walkthrough of the process. I got my chamber this week and used this video to check my steps. Showing when to stop the vacuum was most helpful.
One of the great things about UA-cam is you find things you may have no interest in or have ever thought of but this was fascinating maybe one day. Thanks
Nice to meet you. I ordered my equipment, use, vacuum chamber Cactus Juice., and Vacuum generator. I am learning the stabilizing first then the Resin. Thank you for sharing your knowledge sp freely
Hello everyone!! Thanks for stopping by for the video!! I have found this to be a pretty rewarding and satisfying process.. I hope you got something out of this, and I will see y’all next time!! Check out some of the things I make with Stabilized wood. www.northsidecustomcrafts.com/new-products
I've been doing a ton of research about this and keep coming across the topic of pump failure from the vapor of the stabilizer getting into the internal plastic parts of the pump. You have talked to educated people who have experience with this, what have they said and what is your personal experience? ? I'm about to buy the same chamber but probably going with the cheaper pump. Thanks. Great video.
Chris Mclemore Fishing Absolutely right Chris. I was told to change the pump oil after every cycle. I can see why too.. You can watch the oil get pretty nasty through the sight glass. The pump oil is cheap. I have changed to every time with no problems yet. If and when the pump I have fails, I will be getting the cheaper one. Thanks for watching Chris!👍
Chris Mclemore Fishing Its Robinair high vacuum pump oil.. here’s a link www.amazon.com/Robinair-13203-Premium-High-Vacuum/dp/B000X1E59S I have it listed in my amazon store. The pumps don’t hold very much, I bought a gallon, it should last a long time!!
One of the most right up to being an exciting serious video I have ever watch. I was amazed, I watch the whole video. It was really hard to tell which intented direction it was head.....very well executed.
My husband and I are getting into woodwork and this was a fabulous instruction video thank you very much and yes I’ll probably be buying stuff from you thank you
Hey jake Bob Wilson here. Wish I could send you a photo because after watching this video I purchased the exact items you have in your demonstration here for the set up needed to have everything you need to stabilize sweet sweet punky funky wood. Chamber , pump, resin,thermometers(2) and so on. I love your personality and your videos. Love how you are always ready for the ridiculous comments you guys get right after you post a new video. So any out there just can’t wait to tell you what you did wrong and point out anything that you do different then they do. I’m getting ready to start posting my videos very soon and that’s what I see will be the most challenging and that it to tune them out without feeling the need to respond. Any tip you can shoot my way would be much appreciated. Keep turning and burning!!!!!!Peace!!!!
Bob Wilson First things first.. I think I’m your first subscriber.. I’m super happy you like my videos.. I guess my best advise is to pay attention to the good comments... not the bad ones.. human nature makes us put more weight on 1 bad comment when there are 100 good comments... as long as people aren’t just out of line.. let it go.. if they are out of line, delete the comment and block them. Easy peasy.. 👍👍👊
Thanks for being my first subscriber Jake. It’s gonna be a few months before I go live I’m working with a creative design company which are currently working on my website atC account and all my social media‘s to have them have as much of the same look and feel to each other as possible that same company will be providing all the editing for my videos. I love that you throw out other peoples names that you get good information from and I subscribe to all the people that you mention like Casey and Zach. About the negative comments, you can just hear it in the tone of your voice that when you say something which you know or realize right afterwards that somebody is going to be all over that picking it apart you make some kind of comment or statement about how it’s done this way by a lot of other REALLY SMART PEOPLE. LOL I love that comment. And other times you just make a comment that basically lets them know ahead of time it’s not even worth it making negative comments or trying to contradict what your saying. You don’t know how much I appreciate The response and the advice you have given me. Thanks again. I just want to make some really cool stuff on my lathe and incorporate resins into it as much as possible and do it the most effective and efficient ways possible. You provide a lot of that for your subscribers. Thanks bob
Thank you! I've been doing resin for a bit as jewelry and I have been looking to up my game. I'm good at it and have an abundance of nice wood and your videos are understandable and let me know the basics that I need for what I'd like to do. Taking this to the next level will be fun 😉
Izzy Queenbee I’m glad you enjoyed the video and got something out of it.. I try to explain things the best I can. Do you have an Instagram or something showing your work??
Hi, great video well detailed. Do you leave the vacuum pump ON for the full duration when sacking all the air out of the wood? Or just like the pressure pot once it gets to the desired level switch off and leave as it is?
Thanks for watching David. You have to leave on the pump the entire time you are pulling air out. It says that specifically in the cactus juice instructions. 👍
Jake you're on FIRE my friend, This video answered so many questions for me. Also, I have bookmarked your store on my computer for future purchased. Stay well my friend and thank you
Thanks for the vid man. I been needing this exact video. Im not familiar with this kind of stuff but i am familiar with negative pressure, that valve with the air diffuser is whats called an air bleed. When that valve is closed and the pot is under vacuum (Negative pressure) you know your sucking air from the pot and not the room with the pump. When the other valve (inlet valve) is closed (the pump can be off but doesnt have to be yet), and the air bleed is opened, the pot (under vacuum) essentially sucks air back in from the room to come back up to atmosphere (14.7 psi, 1013 mbar, or 760 mmHg its all the same at sea level) thanks for video man i definitely want to start doin this. Thank you for the links and all the help.
Hi Jake I make pens and I have looked at stabilised wood blanks. Some of them are really lovely to look at, but the cost is way out of my reach. I could not sell a pen and cover all the material costs. So I buy acrylic blanks and turn wood offcuts into pens. I only charge for materials and some expendables. Craft markets charge way too much. I did enjoy watching the whole process. Thank you.
So many great tips from the video AND the comments. I never thought about stabilizing wood before. I recently acquired a nice piece of wood from a tree that was hit by lightening. Its light and dark and all shades of beautiful browns in between. I planned to make knife handle blanks from it, but now I can do them correctly. I'm new at this but I know what I like and I like hanging out here with you Jake and your subscribers. Liked and Subbed.
Jake - great information. The folks that make the chamber you are using in the video recommend never using it with cactus juice as they say it will damage the plastic parts in the vacuum pump. Have you heard that?
Cactus juice is hard on things.. I got the vacuum chamber with the glass lid because the ones with plastic lids will crack and break. As far as the pump.. I change the oil after every use.. I’ve had mine for 2 years.
I'm conflicted. I've been wanting to do this for a while, and now with the addition of knife making, I'm seeing more reason to do it, but dang that is a lot of time and expense invested for something I may not use very often. I may just buy stabilized wood for my projects. It's not that any of this seems hard, it just seems time consuming and if I'm not doing a lot the resin is going to go bad before I use it.
ManCraftingTM Yeah I hear ya on the time it takes.. I like it because I can do all of the time consuming processes, besides cooking, while I’m at work.. I’m turning mallets today with the wood I stabilized, I can’t wait to see how they turn out.. Thanks for watching Chad!! 👍👍
Jake Thompson don’t get me wrong. I want to do it. It’s just a big investment when I can get stabilized blanks for a marginal price difference. Now, if I’m turning it makes more sense. I’ll probably end up doing it. 🤷🏻♂️. Because.
@@ManCrafting You can use smaller containers. Such as tupperware bowls that are a much closer fit to your product and add 25 to 30% more than needed to cover your blanks. You can still use the residual, but it is far less than what was shown here. He didn't mention the air powered vacuum pump. Cheap venturi "pumps" powered by compressed air. They don't draw as deeply as the mechanicals, but in this case they should do quite well. But set a smaller container into your vacuum chamber and use far less resin. I hate waste!!! I try to keep to 5% or less.
Outstanding video, well narrated. Question; Have you ever tried using just the vacuum pump to remove moisture from your project piece? A/C mechanics use a vacuum pump to remove all moisture from A/C line prior to filing with freon. The moisture literally boils off. The beauty of it is that once you achieve the proper level of vacuum, you don't have to have the pump running continuously. As long as the system is under vacuum, any water boils off. What do you think? Keep up the great work and stay safe.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video.. I have heard of using the vacuum chamber to remove moisture… just haven’t tried it.. I suppose it would be worth a try.
@@JakeThompson ;I have a cam pump and I did build a chamber. Unfortunately, After hurricane Michael destroyed my shop, I have had other matters to take care of.
That’s an awesome tutorial! I have just started stabilizing wood for epoxy projects. I have seen some ppl put the pressure in the vessel and isolate it and turn off the pump. I tried it and it worked, but idk if it worked as good as leaving the pump running. Have you done a comparison in the two methods? This was a great video!
Thank you Heath.. I haven’t tried a comparison between pump off and pump on.. with the new formula, the bubbles are gone in an hour or so anyway.. the directions say to leave the pump on, so I do… The old formula took forever but now it’s better 👍
The toaster oven I got I set it on 200° and when my temperature gauge stopped climbing it was almost at 270°. I had to set it around 115-125 and it holds the temp around 200-205°
Thanks for a very honest and interesting video. Though I must admit I was very curious as to how "homogeneous" the process had been through the thickness of the wood, and was hoping that You might split it to take a look.But it was very informative non the less, so many thanks for taking the effort of making this video and sharing Your knowledge. Best regards
M Rdr Thank you and I’m glad you enjoyed the video.. I’ve done pretty thick pieces and I can say when I’m turning them on the lathe it’s pretty distinctive between stabilized wood and non stabilized wood.. I’ve never seen a piece act differently the more I turn it.. if that makes sense.
I know this video has been out for a while but thank you so much for making it. I have a couple of questions though. You leave the vacuum chamber and pump on over night. could you turn off the pump and the vacuum will still work? is it dangerous leaving the pump on? what I mean is would the pump burn out or the vacuum chamber go over its recommended pressure? I want to start stabilising some wood and have the equipment but the lack of knowledge. thanks in advance Jake. I hope you can help me. Wendy
Thanks Wendy, since this video, the longest I’ve had to leave the pump on is for about 5 hours.. I don’t think it’s dangerous leaving it on and it can’t over vacuum. It’s only going to go as high as the atmosphere will let it go. The cactus juice clearly states to leave the pump on during this process. The only safety concern is to make sure the vacuum chamber you use for this has a glass lid and not a plastic lid.. The plastic lids being under vacuum for this long and with the cactus juice in it.. they will crack, leak, and break. I hope this helps you out Jake
@@JakeThompson Thank you so much Jake. This has helped a great deal. I do have a glass lid vacuum chamber and a great pump so I now need to buy a mini oven lol Thanks again Wendy
Great video. Very easy to follow and understand. If the wood is to be used for knife scales, is it best to cut down to size before stabilizing. Wasn't sure if the resin would dull a blade quicker.
Thank you Jason.. I’m not sure if will it dull the saw blades quicker or not. But I’m sure when you dry the wood before the vacuum chamber is used.. there will be some warping, so I would cut them to size after drying at least.. I like stabilizing big pieces and then cutting what I want out of them.. I love using the scrap pieces 👍👍
Possible video content idea: What are good sources for wood burl pieces? Especially focus on covering the full array starting with sources for those starting out, up through the mid- and then finally up to the high end sources. Many thanks!
Jake, you have opened up a brand new window for me. I really enjoyed your video/presentation. It was clear and organized. Good shots and microphone with the video. I do have a question for you or anybody else you may recommend to to answer. I came across ( very lucky) of 3 slabs of 5in thick x 28 in wide x 36-40inches of side cut of spalded maple from a city cut tree. The tree was approximately 80 years old. Two of the slaves have on the tall ends about 5 to 6 “ of punky wood, not falling apart, still holding but could break off if attempting to sand vigorously. Is there a possibility to stabilize that punky side in the present size ? I’d hate to cut,it it’s so beautiful. Can you help me with your wisdom?
I’m not sure what to do on huge pieces.. I know there are wood stabilizers or some kind resins that will soak in... you might want to search on here a bit more for something like that.. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.. it is a pretty fun process. 👍👊
This was used extensively for M1 and other rifles for WWII as the wood could not wait to be used. They used 55 gallon drums and processed many many rifle stocks at a time. I started looking into this in the 70's. What a cool process.
I really like your videos. I'm just starting out. I have a question about the top to your vacuum chamber. I need a new top to mine the first time I used it the top cracked. Do you know where I could get a new one? Thanks
Thank you Jake for a great video, lots of very good information. That sure looks like a Melbourne Storm flag on your wall? It's a shame the STORM aren't the same since Billy Slater left the team.
Thanks so much for making understandable videos! Now, I bought my Cactus Juice from William Woodright in Ontario, it didn't come with any instructions and the instructions for my vacuum pump say not to run it for an extended period of time. In saying that, I would assume that running this process every couple of hours as Ryan Kirk mentioned would be ok?
Gisele Grenier The directions say to run the pump for the entire process.. I’ve done several running the pump nonstop. I just change the pump oil after every use. I’m kind of curious if there is a difference. Maybe someone can test it both ways. I’m glad I could help ya out! 👍👍
You need to put a trap between your vacuum pump and your chamber to catch anything that comes off. Ideally, you should cool the trap. This will prolong the life your pump
Not my hobby but wow, great info. I just scored a10 gallon HVLP pressure tank today for free. It's pressure gauge goes up to 12 bars..... 185ish lbs. I'm looking for ways to use it. Great info and demonstration of the process. 👍
Great video and I have a couple of questions ! if your doing "knife Scales" or " 1911 grips" something that doesn't take any abuse like you mallet handles, why do people say it's better if you stabilize your knife scale or 1911 grip over using just plain wood that you seal with mineral oil, boiled lensed, checkering oil etc ? How do you gat a nice stain on the wood or control the color of stain if your stabilize it ?
Very good video. Lots of good info. I’ve never tried this. How do you know when it’s done in the oven? If you mentioned it, I must have missed it. I know you said it was in for four hours, but I didn’t hear how you knew it was done. Thanks for sharing.
I did not know it was ok to run the vacuum pump for hours on end. I usually pull a vacuum, close the valves, and turn the pump off and let it soak under vacuum. Repeat every couple of hours.
Fantastic video. I learned a lot. I’m wondering if pressurizing it after vacuum and oven would help drive that resin deeper. Would this work for a redwood deck? Need larger equipment for sure, but you probably wouldn’t need to ever refinish it. I always worried about the wood warping in the vacuum. Any thoughts on this? Plane and tongue and groove the wood planks. Then place in vacuum with Cactus Juice. Then pressurize and heat. Would the boards be straight?
The drying before the vacuum chamber warps the wood.. also this works very well on punky wood.. the harder the wood, the less it accepts the cactus juice. Thank you for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
Hi Jake, The link to the Amazon vacuum chamber shows the valves on top, while your UA-cam show the valves on the side. The 5-gallon prices are significantly different ($292 vs $165). Please advise. Great videos! MikeB
Thanks for this video iv just subscribed to you from England. My husband uses a lathe but used wood that almost exploded when turning the other day, he is a fairly new turner and is just learning about wood moister fully dry. I now believe we should have gone down this road. Do you have to put the wood in a pot to use stabilising resin? More video’s of yours to watch
Great video. Hello Jake I am one of your newer subscribers. I am working on setting up a system. I am using your links for the tank and vacuum tank. I am interested in the 5 gal container you show in your video which fit nicely in the chamber. I would like to know where you get them from.
I purchased the white bucket at Lowe’s.. you can get then at any hardware store. I’m glad you enjoy the videos, welcome to the club and I have plenty more to come!! 👍👍👊
Great video. I'm just getting into wood working, resin, etc. Is stabilizing a shortcut to letting wood dry for years? I've seen some videos where people say you need to let your wood dry for literally years. Or does stabilizing serve a different purpose?
Russ Tanner on regular hardwoods and wood you will use to make something.. it can be air dried for years or kiln dried to under 10 percent moisture.. otherwise the project you make may not work with the contraction and expansion of wood. Stabilizing is more to make the wood not move with expansion and contraction and in this case we want the Burl to be strong enough to work with... I start out with wood that is around 9 or 10 percent and then dry it to 0 percent.
Mr Dooza My buddy Jamie Page sent me the flag.. we visited the stadium when I was there!! Thank you Doug!! Thanks for coming over and I’m glad you enjoy the videos!! 👍👍
Good video and you included info that was missing in other videos that I've seen. I've never done this process but I'm interested in it, though I do have a question for you or other viewers with more experience. Since your piece of maple is now more resin than wood, what kind of glue would be used to glue it to another piece of stabilized wood and/or a piece of un-stabilized wood? Thanks.
But remember - as you remove the wood and harden it the resin will shrink leaving voids and spaces around the outside and suck in more oxygen. A better way to do it is to make a waterproof container the exact size of your material with a mm or two clearance, add resin to it routinely and let the wood soak until the void / clearance stays filled and the wood takes no more, then let it harden (and add more as it does) then remove the few mm's of resin surrounding your wood. That way there's no voids.
Hi Jake thanks for the video mate. Quick question. You mentioned that your pump was overpowered. Im looking at a unit that has a 3cfm pump with it. Is that strong enough? What one did you use and which one did you mean when you said you should have got the cheaper one? Thanks for your time mate appreciate it :)
Hello, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I put links in the description to the pump I used and a cheaper pump that will also work.. all of the pumps will work.. the more powerful pumps will get up to full vacuum faster is all. 👍👍
Great video, thanks for sharing. I do have a question, I am a new knife maker, and I have bought a few wood scales off the internet for the handles of my knives. Right now I am making a knife for my brother in law who moved from WV to the state of Washington. I decided I wanted to make this knife a special one, so I have a old downed and cut up black walnut tree, been down for 7 years now. I took one of the small logs and cut everything away to get to the heart wood. I have cleaned it up, split it in half with my band saw and sanded all nice and smooth. Really it is ready to attach to the knife. Would hard woods, I know you mentioned the light feeling wood needs stabilized, have to be stabilized??? Thanks again for sharing. Juddie - J & J TOA
J & J True Outdoor Adventures Sounds like a cool knife! I think with hardwoods, it won’t add much weight but it will make it more stable, if you are worried about wood movement, stabilization should take care of it, but other than that I see no reason to stabilize small pieces if not worried about expanding and contracting.. hope this helps. 👍👍👍
Good precise video. I've been thinking of stabilizing some pen blanks and small burl pieces for pendants for my granddaughters. I just wonder what the return on investment is comparing what all you spent on equipment, Cactus Juice AND time with the cost of just buying a pre-stablized burl? I'm guessing if this is a good portion of your income and you do a lot of stabilizing for projects you're selling it might be cost effective. For a hobbyist like me it might not make sense. You video answered all my questions about the process.
Awesome!! I’m glad I could help you out.. You are probably right.. it might be more cost effective to buy stabilized wood if you only need it every now and then.
I make canes for a hobby, most cane handles are like soft woods. What kind of wood that isn't recommended to harden? If any. Could you do a video on prices for all the equipment you need to harden the wood? Thanks I enjoyed all your videos. Cliff from Social Circle, Ga.
Clifford Durrance All of the equipment for stabilizing are in the description. The links to buy these items are there for you to see the prices or buy if you want.. I’m glad you enjoy my videos.
@@JakeThompson I got some yellow cedar burrl it's got small spots that isn't solid wood. Small like a lead in a pencil ✏ Question will stabilization fill them inside?
ARDC Guru I keep the pump running the entire time.. about 12 hours is the most I have ran it after this video.. The instructions state to keep the pump running.
Jake. great video and very informative. I have two questions. 1) What is the diameter of the 5 gallon vacuum chamber? 2) I have a bowl that is 11" in diameter, will it fit in the 5 gal chamber. Do you have another heat source for wood to large for the toaster oven?
True North The one that has the valve on the top will give you more capacity.. but when you are using cactus juice.. you need one with a glass top.. it will say not compatible with cactus juice.. but if you get the plastic top it will crack and leak with cactus juice.
Depending on the thickness of the wood.. just set a timer for 5 hours on everything now… it’s ok to go longer but it’s not good to go not long enough. 👍
There are better ovens to use like gravity ovens but they are very expensive.. drying wood at 200f isn’t hott enough to catch the wood on fire.. but I do watch it when I’m cooking it on the last step when the wood is full of cactus juice.. Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Hey Brother thanks for your videos they great. ? Do you need to stabilize something like oak from a box store or just wood was cut and dried? Hope you can help no one is clear about that. Keep up the good work Brother!!!
Hey Noel.. Stabilizing hardwoods doesn’t do much in my opinion.. the wood that needs stabilized is the kind of wood I used in this video. Mostly burls or punky wood that will break apart easily..
Jake, you say you leave to pump running the whole time, but I tried shutting it and I still get bubbles, sometimes I turn it back on if I lose any vacuum. Do you find you need to add oil to the pump? I get some misting and find I have to add oil occasionally. Great info, thx for the videos. Tony
I change the oil after every long use.. I leave it on the entire time.. until bubbles are barely coming out.. the instructions for cactus juice specifically say to leave it on the entire time.. Thanks for watching.. I appreciate it.
How is that vacuum pump holding up? Just curious if it's started smoking after 12 hours of use for one item? If so have you bought a better vacuum pump or is that one still running strong?
It’s held up fine.. I would change the oil after every long run.. cactus juice has changed their formula and the pump doesn’t need to stay on anywhere near as long.. I change the oils after every 5 or 6 runs now.. as far as smoking… I have a couple different vacuum pumps.. they all steam a bit and it can be noticeable in the shop.. but I wouldn’t call it smoking.
@@JakeThompson Thats great to hear. I have two vacuum pumps for vacuum forming, where they are on for only minutes at a time, they tend to smoke or put a fine oil mist in the air... I'm in a one car garage though, so I may notice it more than you. Can't wait to give this a try.
Hi Jake, Just found you as I was looking for videos on stabilising. Have watched Zac and Casey many times. Like your explanation of the process and will check out Heath Knuckles' channel. Cheers, Huw
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I've watched a good few videos where they've 'stabilised' the wood before turning and until now I have never completely understood why. Thanks for taking the time to explain in a no nonsense way the why and the how. I love your work man 5⭐'s
Gordon Chapman Thank you very much Gordon. Glad you got something out of it., this is a pretty fun process.. jump right in.. 👍👍👊
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just for some information water will boil in in good vacuum at around 80 deg. f. so i guess you could use your vacuum pot to draw off moisture without adding heat to your shop and maybe cheaper as well, especially when its 90 or 95 deg.in your shop.
This was very helpful. A quick overview and walkthrough of the process. I got my chamber this week and used this video to check my steps. Showing when to stop the vacuum was most helpful.
Awesome.. I’m glad I could help you out.. 👍👍
Future knifemaker here, this video helped me so much setting up everything ! Thank you, i have a lot of scale to mess with now !
Spc Madoule Super cool, glad I could help!!
One of the great things about UA-cam is you find things you may have no interest in or have ever thought of but this was fascinating maybe one day. Thanks
Awesome!! 👍👍
Nice to meet you. I ordered my equipment, use, vacuum chamber Cactus Juice., and Vacuum generator. I am learning the stabilizing first then the Resin. Thank you for sharing your knowledge sp freely
Absolutely.. my pleasure!! 👍👍
Ive watched this ten times now. Thanks for being so detailed with your explanations. Very helpful.
Very welcome Zac
Hello everyone!! Thanks for stopping by for the video!! I have found this to be a pretty rewarding and satisfying process.. I hope you got something out of this, and I will see y’all next time!! Check out some of the things I make with Stabilized wood. www.northsidecustomcrafts.com/new-products
I've been doing a ton of research about this and keep coming across the topic of pump failure from the vapor of the stabilizer getting into the internal plastic parts of the pump. You have talked to educated people who have experience with this, what have they said and what is your personal experience? ? I'm about to buy the same chamber but probably going with the cheaper pump. Thanks. Great video.
Chris Mclemore Fishing Absolutely right Chris. I was told to change the pump oil after every cycle. I can see why too.. You can watch the oil get pretty nasty through the sight glass. The pump oil is cheap. I have changed to every time with no problems yet. If and when the pump I have fails, I will be getting the cheaper one. Thanks for watching Chris!👍
@@JakeThompson what oil are you using?? Just wondering Since you change it so often.
Chris Mclemore Fishing Its Robinair high vacuum pump oil.. here’s a link www.amazon.com/Robinair-13203-Premium-High-Vacuum/dp/B000X1E59S I have it listed in my amazon store. The pumps don’t hold very much, I bought a gallon, it should last a long time!!
@@JakeThompson okie doke. Thanks. Keep em coming.
One of the most right up to being an exciting serious video I have ever watch. I was amazed, I watch the whole video. It was really hard to tell which intented direction it was head.....very well executed.
Thank you very much.. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. 👍👍
My husband and I are getting into woodwork and this was a fabulous instruction video thank you very much and yes I’ll probably be buying stuff from you thank you
Thank you for watching Brenda.. and welcome aboard.. I put out information like this all the time.. plenty more to come.
Hey jake Bob Wilson here. Wish I could send you a photo because after watching this video I purchased the exact items you have in your demonstration here for the set up needed to have everything you need to stabilize sweet sweet punky funky wood. Chamber
, pump, resin,thermometers(2) and so on. I love your personality and your videos. Love how you are always ready for the ridiculous comments you guys get right after you post a new video. So any out there just can’t wait to tell you what you did wrong and point out anything that you do different then they do. I’m getting ready to start posting my videos very soon and that’s what I see will be the most challenging and that it to tune them out without feeling the need to respond. Any tip you can shoot my way would be much appreciated. Keep turning and burning!!!!!!Peace!!!!
Bob Wilson First things first.. I think I’m your first subscriber.. I’m super happy you like my videos.. I guess my best advise is to pay attention to the good comments... not the bad ones.. human nature makes us put more weight on 1 bad comment when there are 100 good comments... as long as people aren’t just out of line.. let it go.. if they are out of line, delete the comment and block them. Easy peasy.. 👍👍👊
Thanks for being my first subscriber Jake. It’s gonna be a few months before I go live I’m working with a creative design company which are currently working on my website atC account and all my social media‘s to have them have as much of the same look and feel to each other as possible that same company will be providing all the editing for my videos. I love that you throw out other peoples names that you get good information from and I subscribe to all the people that you mention like Casey and Zach. About the negative comments, you can just hear it in the tone of your voice that when you say something which you know or realize right afterwards that somebody is going to be all over that picking it apart you make some kind of comment or statement about how it’s done this way by a lot of other REALLY SMART PEOPLE. LOL I love that comment. And other times you just make a comment that basically lets them know ahead of time it’s not even worth it making negative comments or trying to contradict what your saying. You don’t know how much I appreciate The response and the advice you have given me. Thanks again. I just want to make some really cool stuff on my lathe and incorporate resins into it as much as possible and do it the most effective and efficient ways possible. You provide a lot of that for your subscribers. Thanks bob
A great explanation of why some woods need to be stabilised. Well done.
Dave Clarke Thank you Dave!! Appreciate it!! 👍
Great video. So helpful, especially since I prefer to use wood for my knife handles. Stabilizing the wood first will really add value to my work.
Awesome!! I’m glad I could help you out.. I appreciate you watching my videos. 😄👊👍
Thank you! I've been doing resin for a bit as jewelry and I have been looking to up my game. I'm good at it and have an abundance of nice wood and your videos are understandable and let me know the basics that I need for what I'd like to do. Taking this to the next level will be fun 😉
Izzy Queenbee I’m glad you enjoyed the video and got something out of it.. I try to explain things the best I can. Do you have an Instagram or something showing your work??
Hi, great video well detailed. Do you leave the vacuum pump ON for the full duration when sacking all the air out of the wood? Or just like the pressure pot once it gets to the desired level switch off and leave as it is?
Thanks for watching David. You have to leave on the pump the entire time you are pulling air out. It says that specifically in the cactus juice instructions. 👍
@@JakeThompson Thanks Jake really appreciate your reply 😀
Jake you're on FIRE my friend, This video answered so many questions for me. Also, I have bookmarked your store on my computer for future purchased. Stay well my friend and thank you
Protect your DIGITS Creations Awesome!!! I’m glad I can help out!!! And thank you for helping me out!!!👍👍👊👊
I will be using your Amazon store as much as possible my friend.
Protect your DIGITS Creations Thank you. Thank you!!!
You should have 1 million subscribers by now. Great work and thanks for the videos.
Thanks Steve.. That would be cool 😎 Very welcome. 👍👍
Thanks for the vid man. I been needing this exact video. Im not familiar with this kind of stuff but i am familiar with negative pressure, that valve with the air diffuser is whats called an air bleed. When that valve is closed and the pot is under vacuum (Negative pressure) you know your sucking air from the pot and not the room with the pump. When the other valve (inlet valve) is closed (the pump can be off but doesnt have to be yet), and the air bleed is opened, the pot (under vacuum) essentially sucks air back in from the room to come back up to atmosphere (14.7 psi, 1013 mbar, or 760 mmHg its all the same at sea level) thanks for video man i definitely want to start doin this. Thank you for the links and all the help.
Mull Miller Awesome!!! This is a fun process.. and the end result is pretty cool!!
Hey man, also the link for the vacuum pot says that the chambers are not compatible with cactus juice? But i guess they are??
Mull Miller You are correct... the ones with a glass top will work.. plastic tops will crack.
Hi Jake I make pens and I have looked at stabilised wood blanks. Some of them are really lovely to look at, but the cost is way out of my reach. I could not sell a pen and cover all the material costs. So I buy acrylic blanks and turn wood offcuts into pens. I only charge for materials and some expendables. Craft markets charge way too much. I did enjoy watching the whole process. Thank you.
@@alanhill769 awesome.. Thanks 👍👍😁
Something new every day. I been learning with this channels a lot. Thanks
Enrique Ramírez Thank you very much.. glad you enjoy!! 👍👍👊
So many great tips from the video AND the comments. I never thought about stabilizing wood before. I recently acquired a nice piece of wood from a tree that was hit by lightening. Its light and dark and all shades of beautiful browns in between. I planned to make knife handle blanks from it, but now I can do them correctly. I'm new at this but I know what I like and I like hanging out here with you Jake and your subscribers. Liked and Subbed.
MustangWriter Awesome!!! Welcome aboard.. there’s tons to be learned just in the comments.. I’m glad you enjoy... plenty more to come.. 👍👍
Getting close to actually doing some stabilizing... Had to come back and sharpen up a bit! Great explanation like always.
Thanks Greg.. I appreciate ya 👍👍
I'm looking to start stabilizing my own wood for knife scales. Good, information in the video.
Thank you.. glad I could help out. 👍👍
Great video Jake. I’m sure I’ll be looking at this again when I start turning wood that needs to be stabilized. Thanks.
WB Fine Woodworking Very Welcome.. I’m glad you enjoyed it!!👍👍👊👊
Thank you for sharing! I had no idea what stabilizing wood meant. This was a big help!
Thank you.. I’m glad I could help out. 👍👍
Jake - great information. The folks that make the chamber you are using in the video recommend never using it with cactus juice as they say it will damage the plastic parts in the vacuum pump. Have you heard that?
Cactus juice is hard on things.. I got the vacuum chamber with the glass lid because the ones with plastic lids will crack and break. As far as the pump.. I change the oil after every use.. I’ve had mine for 2 years.
Jake,
Excellent video. Thanks for the reason for and explaining wood stabilizing.
Very welcome Steve.. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Great video, Jake! Something to think about before chucking up burl wood in the lathe. Thanks!
Downeast Thunder Creations Very Welcome!! Thank you for checking it out!👍👊
I'm conflicted. I've been wanting to do this for a while, and now with the addition of knife making, I'm seeing more reason to do it, but dang that is a lot of time and expense invested for something I may not use very often. I may just buy stabilized wood for my projects. It's not that any of this seems hard, it just seems time consuming and if I'm not doing a lot the resin is going to go bad before I use it.
ManCraftingTM Yeah I hear ya on the time it takes.. I like it because I can do all of the time consuming processes, besides cooking, while I’m at work.. I’m turning mallets today with the wood I stabilized, I can’t wait to see how they turn out.. Thanks for watching Chad!! 👍👍
Jake Thompson don’t get me wrong. I want to do it. It’s just a big investment when I can get stabilized blanks for a marginal price difference. Now, if I’m turning it makes more sense. I’ll probably end up doing it. 🤷🏻♂️. Because.
@@ManCrafting You can use smaller containers. Such as tupperware bowls that are a much closer fit to your product and add 25 to 30% more than needed to cover your blanks. You can still use the residual, but it is far less than what was shown here. He didn't mention the air powered vacuum pump. Cheap venturi "pumps" powered by compressed air. They don't draw as deeply as the mechanicals, but in this case they should do quite well. But set a smaller container into your vacuum chamber and use far less resin. I hate waste!!! I try to keep to 5% or less.
Thanks for making this video! I will definitely use this video as a reference for a future project.
Awesome.. glad I could help out.
Outstanding video, well narrated. Question; Have you ever tried using just the vacuum pump to remove moisture from your project piece? A/C mechanics use a vacuum pump to remove all moisture from A/C line prior to filing with freon. The moisture literally boils off. The beauty of it is that once you achieve the proper level of vacuum, you don't have to have the pump running continuously. As long as the system is under vacuum, any water boils off. What do you think? Keep up the great work and stay safe.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video.. I have heard of using the vacuum chamber to remove moisture… just haven’t tried it.. I suppose it would be worth a try.
@@JakeThompson ;I have a cam pump and I did build a chamber. Unfortunately, After hurricane Michael destroyed my shop, I have had other matters to take care of.
@@wrongfullyaccused7139 👀👀
Subscribed. just bought the same 5 gallon chamber and a 5 gallon pressure pot so I can start doing hybrid hollow forms.
Richard Ollis Thank you for watching, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I can’t wait to see what you do!
@@JakeThompson I am curious if you create the hollow form first prior to stabilizing.
Dean Yonkovich you can do that if the burl is strong enough to stay together on the lathe.
Very good information Jake, Thanks for all of the videos angles
Very welcome!
That’s an awesome tutorial! I have just started stabilizing wood for epoxy projects. I have seen some ppl put the pressure in the vessel and isolate it and turn off the pump. I tried it and it worked, but idk if it worked as good as leaving the pump running. Have you done a comparison in the two methods? This was a great video!
Thank you Heath.. I haven’t tried a comparison between pump off and pump on.. with the new formula, the bubbles are gone in an hour or so anyway.. the directions say to leave the pump on, so I do… The old formula took forever but now it’s better 👍
Representing Melbourne Storm and Australia! Great video, it was pretty cool to see just how much the burl soaked up the cactus juice!
Shaun Felton Thank you very much!! Yeah.. that wood soaks it up like crazy!!
Man, what a fantastic and informative video. I learned s much.
Thank you.
Subscribed!!!
Ben Hayat Awesome.. I’m glad you enjoyed it.. welcome to the channel. 👍👍👊
Thank you. Thank you. Thank You...
I have wondered about this for a very long time..
Thank you for posting this video...
VMK The Forest Hermit Very welcome.. it’s pretty easy when you have the steps down.. 👍👍👍👊
The toaster oven I got I set it on 200° and when my temperature gauge stopped climbing it was almost at 270°. I had to set it around 115-125 and it holds the temp around 200-205°
I said in the video that the toaster ovens are not accurate.. the thermometers are what you should go by.
Thanks for a very honest and interesting video.
Though I must admit I was very curious as to how "homogeneous" the process had been through the thickness of the wood, and was hoping that You might split it to take a look.But it was very informative non the less, so many thanks for taking the effort of making this video and sharing Your knowledge.
Best regards
M Rdr Thank you and I’m glad you enjoyed the video.. I’ve done pretty thick pieces and I can say when I’m turning them on the lathe it’s pretty distinctive between stabilized wood and non stabilized wood.. I’ve never seen a piece act differently the more I turn it.. if that makes sense.
I know this video has been out for a while but thank you so much for making it. I have a couple of questions though. You leave the vacuum chamber and pump on over night. could you turn off the pump and the vacuum will still work? is it dangerous leaving the pump on? what I mean is would the pump burn out or the vacuum chamber go over its recommended pressure? I want to start stabilising some wood and have the equipment but the lack of knowledge. thanks in advance Jake. I hope you can help me. Wendy
Thanks Wendy, since this video, the longest I’ve had to leave the pump on is for about 5 hours.. I don’t think it’s dangerous leaving it on and it can’t over vacuum. It’s only going to go as high as the atmosphere will let it go. The cactus juice clearly states to leave the pump on during this process. The only safety concern is to make sure the vacuum chamber you use for this has a glass lid and not a plastic lid.. The plastic lids being under vacuum for this long and with the cactus juice in it.. they will crack, leak, and break. I hope this helps you out
Jake
@@JakeThompson Thank you so much Jake. This has helped a great deal. I do have a glass lid vacuum chamber and a great pump so I now need to buy a mini oven lol Thanks again Wendy
Surprising results. Excellent. Thank-you.
Thank you!! 👍👍
This is a very detail, simple, and informative video Jake! Just the way I like it! Who knows maybe someday I will try this now too.
Bear Creek Woodworking Simple is how I like it!! 😄😄
Awesome that you made this video! Great work Jake!!
ROCK N WOODWORKS Thanks Brother!! It’s pretty fun to do!
Great video. Very easy to follow and understand. If the wood is to be used for knife scales, is it best to cut down to size before stabilizing. Wasn't sure if the resin would dull a blade quicker.
Thank you Jason.. I’m not sure if will it dull the saw blades quicker or not. But I’m sure when you dry the wood before the vacuum chamber is used.. there will be some warping, so I would cut them to size after drying at least.. I like stabilizing big pieces and then cutting what I want out of them.. I love using the scrap pieces 👍👍
Cool that you can re-use that leftover stabilizer. Great video.
Mark Pinther Thanks a lot Mark!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
Awesome video man. My buddy has been trying to talk me into this and this is the first time I've really seen it. Looks amazing!
Chasin' Aces Thank you!! It’s pretty easy once you know how and the results are pretty cool! 👍👍
Possible video content idea: What are good sources for wood burl pieces? Especially focus on covering the full array starting with sources for those starting out, up through the mid- and then finally up to the high end sources. Many thanks!
I have 1 source right now.. Worldwide burl on Instagram
@@JakeThompson Thank you, good sir.
Jake, you have opened up a brand new window for me. I really enjoyed your video/presentation. It was clear and organized. Good shots and microphone with the video. I do have a question for you or anybody else you may recommend to to answer. I came across ( very lucky) of 3 slabs of 5in thick x 28 in wide x 36-40inches of side cut of spalded maple from a city cut tree. The tree was approximately 80 years old. Two of the slaves have on the tall ends about 5 to 6 “ of punky wood, not falling apart, still holding but could break off if attempting to sand vigorously. Is there a possibility to stabilize that punky side in the present size ? I’d hate to cut,it it’s so beautiful. Can you help me with your wisdom?
I’m not sure what to do on huge pieces.. I know there are wood stabilizers or some kind resins that will soak in... you might want to search on here a bit more for something like that.. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.. it is a pretty fun process. 👍👊
This was used extensively for M1 and other rifles for WWII as the wood could not wait to be used. They used 55 gallon drums and processed many many rifle stocks at a time. I started looking into this in the 70's. What a cool process.
Martin Eastburn That’s pretty interesting!! I had no idea!
Excellent video, I will be stabilizing all my stuff from now on. Thanks man
Scott Sisco Awesome, glad I could help ya out!
I really like your videos. I'm just starting out. I have a question about the top to your vacuum chamber. I need a new top to mine the first time I used it the top cracked. Do you know where I could get a new one? Thanks
Thank you Jake for a great video, lots of very good information. That sure looks like a Melbourne Storm flag on your wall? It's a shame the STORM aren't the same since Billy Slater left the team.
Thanks so much for making understandable videos! Now, I bought my Cactus Juice from William Woodright in Ontario, it didn't come with any instructions and the instructions for my vacuum pump say not to run it for an extended period of time. In saying that, I would assume that running this process every couple of hours as Ryan Kirk mentioned would be ok?
Gisele Grenier The directions say to run the pump for the entire process.. I’ve done several running the pump nonstop. I just change the pump oil after every use. I’m kind of curious if there is a difference. Maybe someone can test it both ways. I’m glad I could help ya out! 👍👍
You need to put a trap between your vacuum pump and your chamber to catch anything that comes off. Ideally, you should cool the trap. This will prolong the life your pump
Not my hobby but wow, great info. I just scored a10 gallon HVLP pressure tank today for free. It's pressure gauge goes up to 12 bars..... 185ish lbs.
I'm looking for ways to use it.
Great info and demonstration of the process. 👍
Thank you Randy 👍👍
Very good tutorial.......doesn’t seem near as scary now 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Al Schulze - WoodworX Awww Al!! Thanks Brother!! 👍👍👍😄
Good video...now I can stabilize the spalted wood for my knife handles
Awesome.. have fun 🦾🦾
Great video and I have a couple of questions ! if your doing "knife Scales" or " 1911 grips" something that doesn't take any abuse like you mallet handles, why do people say it's better if you stabilize your knife scale or 1911 grip over using just plain wood that you seal with mineral oil, boiled lensed, checkering oil etc ? How do you gat a nice stain on the wood or control the color of stain if your stabilize it ?
It’s mostly to eliminate wood movement in that case, not for abuse. I’m glad you enjoyed the video
Wow I learned quite a bit. Thank you for sharing with us.
Ron Miller Very welcome!! Glad you liked it!
Very good video. Lots of good info. I’ve never tried this. How do you know when it’s done in the oven? If you mentioned it, I must have missed it. I know you said it was in for four hours, but I didn’t hear how you knew it was done. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching.. the wood will look dry when it’s done.. just know that you can’t overcook it.. so if you are unsure, just go a bit longer
Spectacular video Jake ! Thank you so much for demystifying so much! Just getting started in SF 👌😁👍
SFSoulCrooner 👍👍 Awesome!! Glad you enjoyed the video.
I did not know it was ok to run the vacuum pump for hours on end. I usually pull a vacuum, close the valves, and turn the pump off and let it soak under vacuum. Repeat every couple of hours.
Ryan Kirk the instructions on the cactus juice say to leave the pump on. I just make sure to change the vacuum pump oil after every use.
Fantastic video. I learned a lot. I’m wondering if pressurizing it after vacuum and oven would help drive that resin deeper.
Would this work for a redwood deck? Need larger equipment for sure, but you probably wouldn’t need to ever refinish it.
I always worried about the wood warping in the vacuum. Any thoughts on this?
Plane and tongue and groove the wood planks. Then place in vacuum with Cactus Juice. Then pressurize and heat. Would the boards be straight?
The drying before the vacuum chamber warps the wood.. also this works very well on punky wood.. the harder the wood, the less it accepts the cactus juice. Thank you for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
Great Video! Thanks for taking us step by step!
Any time! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Jake,
The link to the Amazon vacuum chamber shows the valves on top, while your UA-cam show the valves on the side. The 5-gallon prices are significantly different ($292 vs $165). Please advise.
Great videos!
MikeB
The vacuum chamber needs to have a glass lid to last with cactus juice.. if it’s a plastic lid.. it will crack and leak.
Amazing! Cant wait to stabilize mine too
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Thanks for this video iv just subscribed to you from England. My husband uses a lathe but used wood that almost exploded when turning the other day, he is a fairly new turner and is just learning about wood moister fully dry. I now believe we should have gone down this road. Do you have to put the wood in a pot to use stabilising resin? More video’s of yours to watch
Thank you for the sub.. without using a vacuum chamber the stabilizing resin will only soak in so far.. I’ve only ever done it the complete way..
Great video. Hello Jake I am one of your newer subscribers. I am working on setting up a system. I am using your links for the tank and vacuum tank. I am interested in the 5 gal container you show in your video which fit nicely in the chamber. I would like to know where you get them from.
I purchased the white bucket at Lowe’s.. you can get then at any hardware store. I’m glad you enjoy the videos, welcome to the club and I have plenty more to come!! 👍👍👊
Great video. I'm just getting into wood working, resin, etc. Is stabilizing a shortcut to letting wood dry for years? I've seen some videos where people say you need to let your wood dry for literally years. Or does stabilizing serve a different purpose?
Russ Tanner on regular hardwoods and wood you will use to make something.. it can be air dried for years or kiln dried to under 10 percent moisture.. otherwise the project you make may not work with the contraction and expansion of wood. Stabilizing is more to make the wood not move with expansion and contraction and in this case we want the Burl to be strong enough to work with... I start out with wood that is around 9 or 10 percent and then dry it to 0 percent.
@@JakeThompson thanks 👍
Love your videos I've just found your channel I have Doug to thank (Pohl Barn). I'm a UK viewer and a fellow Tottenham supporter. Come on you Spurs!!!
Mr Dooza My buddy Jamie Page sent me the flag.. we visited the stadium when I was there!! Thank you Doug!! Thanks for coming over and I’m glad you enjoy the videos!! 👍👍
Thanks for sharing. I need to do that to some copilot.
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Melbourne Storm Flag!?!?
Didn't expect to see one of them in the background lol
Great vid!
Moka Twenty Thank you.. my buddy Dirk from Sumo’s projects sent it to me!! 👍👍
Good video and you included info that was missing in other videos that I've seen. I've never done this process but I'm interested in it, though I do have a question for you or other viewers with more experience. Since your piece of maple is now more resin than wood, what kind of glue would be used to glue it to another piece of stabilized wood and/or a piece of un-stabilized wood? Thanks.
I’m not exactly sure but I think any wood glue would still stick.. or an epoxy used as glue will for sure work !!
But remember - as you remove the wood and harden it the resin will shrink leaving voids and spaces around the outside and suck in more oxygen. A better way to do it is to make a waterproof container the exact size of your material with a mm or two clearance, add resin to it routinely and let the wood soak until the void / clearance stays filled and the wood takes no more, then let it harden (and add more as it does) then remove the few mm's of resin surrounding your wood. That way there's no voids.
Thanks for your info all taken in I'm in Australia
Telstra Orana Mall Thanks Mate! Glad I could help out!!
Super information. Where did you get the 5 gallon bucket with measurements on it?
Cheryl Conoly Thank you.. I think I bought the bucket at Lowe’s. 👍👍
Hi Jake thanks for the video mate. Quick question. You mentioned that your pump was overpowered. Im looking at a unit that has a 3cfm pump with it. Is that strong enough? What one did you use and which one did you mean when you said you should have got the cheaper one? Thanks for your time mate appreciate it :)
Hello, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I put links in the description to the pump I used and a cheaper pump that will also work.. all of the pumps will work.. the more powerful pumps will get up to full vacuum faster is all. 👍👍
@@JakeThompson awesome thanks for replying! And ... maybe replace that Melbourne Storm flag with a Parramatta Eels flag ;)
Great video, thanks for sharing. I do have a question, I am a new knife maker, and I have bought a few wood scales off the internet for the handles of my knives. Right now I am making a knife for my brother in law who moved from WV to the state of Washington. I decided I wanted to make this knife a special one, so I have a old downed and cut up black walnut tree, been down for 7 years now. I took one of the small logs and cut everything away to get to the heart wood. I have cleaned it up, split it in half with my band saw and sanded all nice and smooth. Really it is ready to attach to the knife. Would hard woods, I know you mentioned the light feeling wood needs stabilized, have to be stabilized??? Thanks again for sharing. Juddie - J & J TOA
J & J True Outdoor Adventures Sounds like a cool knife! I think with hardwoods, it won’t add much weight but it will make it more stable, if you are worried about wood movement, stabilization should take care of it, but other than that I see no reason to stabilize small pieces if not worried about expanding and contracting.. hope this helps. 👍👍👍
Jake Thompson thanks for replying. I will look more into stabilizing and see if I can do it.
Good precise video. I've been thinking of stabilizing some pen blanks and small burl pieces for pendants for my granddaughters. I just wonder what the return on investment is comparing what all you spent on equipment, Cactus Juice AND time with the cost of just buying a pre-stablized burl? I'm guessing if this is a good portion of your income and you do a lot of stabilizing for projects you're selling it might be cost effective. For a hobbyist like me it might not make sense. You video answered all my questions about the process.
Awesome!! I’m glad I could help you out.. You are probably right.. it might be more cost effective to buy stabilized wood if you only need it every now and then.
I like that there is so little waste with the Cactus Juice. Guess I'll have to try it out!
Awesome Bryan.. Thank you for watching 👍
Another great informative video for Us newbs.... do you have a video of that piece that you have worked
Peter V I’m glad you enjoy the videos.. here’s what I did with the piece I stabilized! ua-cam.com/video/QCQnWCowSWM/v-deo.html
I make canes for a hobby, most cane handles are like soft woods. What kind of wood that isn't recommended to harden? If any. Could you do a video on prices for all the equipment you need to harden the wood? Thanks I enjoyed all your videos. Cliff from Social Circle, Ga.
Clifford Durrance All of the equipment for stabilizing are in the description. The links to buy these items are there for you to see the prices or buy if you want.. I’m glad you enjoy my videos.
Excellent info brother! You’re hooked! 😁 Thanks for the mention man! 👊
Heath Knuckles Yeah, I’m definitely Hooked Brother!! This stuff is pretty fun to do!!👍👊
@@JakeThompson I got some yellow cedar burrl it's got small spots that isn't solid wood. Small like a lead in a pencil ✏
Question will stabilization fill them inside?
@@Captaraknospider I did a burl and just kept coating it until it stopped soaking it in..
Man that was great!! Learned a lot!!
Thank you
Dan
Thanks for watching Dan
I’m just getting to it but you really helped me in my decisions!
Do you turn the vacuum pump off and close the valve when you reach maximum vacuum or do you keep the pump running for the full 24 hours?
ARDC Guru I keep the pump running the entire time.. about 12 hours is the most I have ran it after this video.. The instructions state to keep the pump running.
Jake Thompson thank you
Jake. great video and very informative. I have two questions. 1) What is the diameter of the 5 gallon vacuum chamber? 2) I have a bowl that is 11" in diameter, will it fit in the 5 gal chamber. Do you have another heat source for wood to large for the toaster oven?
Jesse Horn I believe a 11 inch bowl will fit in it. I will use my full size home oven to dry larger pieces of wood..
@@JakeThompson Thank you
@@JakeThompson Where did you purchase the plastic bucket to fit the chamber? I have a 5 gallon chamber like yours.
Jesse Horn I believe I got the bucket from Lowe’s
Excellent video. Some vacuum chambers have the valve on the side, and some on top. Is there any advantage to one over the other?
True North The one that has the valve on the top will give you more capacity.. but when you are using cactus juice.. you need one with a glass top.. it will say not compatible with cactus juice.. but if you get the plastic top it will crack and leak with cactus juice.
So was it 4hrs total time to bake the treated wood or did you have to do it longer?
Depending on the thickness of the wood.. just set a timer for 5 hours on everything now… it’s ok to go longer but it’s not good to go not long enough. 👍
Just trying to learn here. Is it really safe to leave a toaster oven on like this for 24 hours. Thanks for the great videos and the teaching.
There are better ovens to use like gravity ovens but they are very expensive.. drying wood at 200f isn’t hott enough to catch the wood on fire.. but I do watch it when I’m cooking it on the last step when the wood is full of cactus juice.. Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Hey Brother thanks for your videos they great. ? Do you need to stabilize something like oak from a box store or just wood was cut and dried? Hope you can help no one is clear about that. Keep up the good work Brother!!!
Hey Noel.. Stabilizing hardwoods doesn’t do much in my opinion.. the wood that needs stabilized is the kind of wood I used in this video. Mostly burls or punky wood that will break apart easily..
great tutorial jake well done.
EML Media Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
Jake, you say you leave to pump running the whole time, but I tried shutting it and I still get bubbles, sometimes I turn it back on if I lose any vacuum. Do you find you need to add oil to the pump? I get some misting and find I have to add oil occasionally. Great info, thx for the videos. Tony
I change the oil after every long use.. I leave it on the entire time.. until bubbles are barely coming out.. the instructions for cactus juice specifically say to leave it on the entire time.. Thanks for watching.. I appreciate it.
Awesome video, going to have to try this...good info. Did you upload a video of the mallet that you made?
Sam Wicks Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it.. here’s a link to The Mallet video!! ua-cam.com/video/QCQnWCowSWM/v-deo.html
@@JakeThompson Just watched that video, awesome work man! wish i could have got in on that bidding! Very cool idea with the river through the mallet.
Sam Wicks Thanks Sam!! It went to a long time viewer.. I was pretty happy with the entire project.
Thanks for the info! Great videos, keep up the good work.
TheTowelGuy Thanks Brother!! Appreciate it!! 👍👍👊👊
It seems that you can’t buy denatured alcohol here any more, what can you use instead?
Good video. Very informative. Is that an NRL Melbourne Storm banner in the background? I'm a Tigers fan.
Doc Watson My Buddy Dirk from Sumo’s Projects gave me the flag! I’m glad you liked the video!👍👍
How is that vacuum pump holding up? Just curious if it's started smoking after 12 hours of use for one item?
If so have you bought a better vacuum pump or is that one still running strong?
It’s held up fine.. I would change the oil after every long run.. cactus juice has changed their formula and the pump doesn’t need to stay on anywhere near as long.. I change the oils after every 5 or 6 runs now.. as far as smoking… I have a couple different vacuum pumps.. they all steam a bit and it can be noticeable in the shop.. but I wouldn’t call it smoking.
@@JakeThompson Thats great to hear. I have two vacuum pumps for vacuum forming, where they are on for only minutes at a time, they tend to smoke or put a fine oil mist in the air... I'm in a one car garage though, so I may notice it more than you. Can't wait to give this a try.
Excellent video instruction. Thank you.
Don Ghidoni Very welcome! 👍
Hi Jake, Just found you as I was looking for videos on stabilising. Have watched Zac and Casey many times. Like your explanation of the process and will check out Heath Knuckles' channel. Cheers, Huw
Huw Davies Awesome!! I’m glad you enjoyed it and welcome to the channel! 👍👍👊