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Steve Levinson
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Dear Darryl, In your description of using the vacuum press on tambour you say the bag will comform to the slats. This seems to imply your not using any backer board between the bag and the slats. Is that what you meant? I'm about to try this as soon as I get my vac system up and running, so this was a timely discussion for me. Thanks Steve Levinson: : : Dear Ken,: : Its easy to use a vacuum press to lay up tambour doors, especially because the bag will : : conform to the slats giving very even pressure. You can use a white or yellow glue to press: : the slats to the backer. Use a fairly light coat because you dont want the glue squeezing up: : between the slats and gluing them together. You are still going to need a jig to hold all the: : slats together, but the whole jig and slats can be put into the vacuum bag.: : Sincerely: : Darryl Keil: : : : I have made many tambours, (roll ups..) in the past, but I am just : : : purchasing a vac press and I am wondering if the press would do a : : : good job adhering the backing facbric to the wood strips. If so, any : : : tips as to the process would be appreciated. With my old technology, : : : I clamped the strips into a square frame and tight together, nailed a : : : temp. wood strip on all four sides and on top at the very edge to : : : stop them from buckleing. I used contact cement at this point in the : : : past. I am never very comfortable about the longevity of a product : : : made with contact, so I would prefer a different glue. Would the vac : : : press suck glue down between the slats gluing it solid? I put a : : : slight radius face on the front of each slat. Would the vac roll : : : those slats? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks
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