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Old 05-22-2012, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by funola View Post
How much do they cost there? If you can get an old home window AC unit, fridge etc, the compressor makes an excellent vac pump. Not portable like a Mityvac but gets the job done.
In the UK they are more or less the same as in the US when exchange rate etc is taken into account - however, lots of people find it traumatic posting stuff out of one country to another! I'm off back visiting the family in the summer so there's a chance to pick up stuff for myself then. As for prices here and in Germany - well wow! I won't even post them up 'cos they'll cause an outrage...

Thanks for the compressor tip - I might be able to get the same effect with a vacuum cleaner - the motor might race a bit though!

I was going to start low-tech with a bicycle pump though...
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