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Darryl Keil
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: : : Lets say for example that I need to press six drawer fronts approx. : : 8" x 16". I want to veneer both sides of each pannel at the same : : time, glue setup permitting. I use cover pannels over the top and : : bottom of larger flat work approx. the same size as the piece i'm : : working on. Is this good practice? It would seem like a waste of : : wood to prepare an upper and lower cover for multiple pannels. Would : : it work O.K. use a bottom cover slightly larger than the area needed : : for all the pannels. Space the pannels apart a few inches from each : : other and turn on the pump without anything between the top veneer : : and the bag. Is there a prefered method?: Brian, There is no need to cut a seperate bottom caul for each piece. You can put a piece in the bag just slightly smaller than your platten and use this for all your flat pressings, but you must have a top caul. You can space your pieces about 1/8 apart to do a multiple piece pressing but be there is a chance that the veneer could slip a little, so make your substrate and veneer larger then cut them to size later. John. Brian,John's suggestion about a full caul on the platen is the way to go but do remember to keep your panel close to the edge of this bottom caul. If you place your panel out in the middle of a large caul you may get poor pressure at the panel because the bag creates a gasketing affect around the panel since there are no platen grooves near by to pull the air out. If you are doing a number of panels at once only one needs to be near the edge of this bottom caul as long as the other panels are near by it.SincerelyDarryl Keil
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