A short description of my vacuum chamber. I use this setup to degas epoxy but it could also be used to degas silicon as well.
Quick disconnects can be used under a vacuum. See the video here: Quick disconnects do work under vacuum. See the video response at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jotGFGC_MPs
This is the specific pump used in this video:
http://www.harborfreight.com/two-stage-3-cfm-air-vacuum-pump-66466.html
Other things I have worked on can be found at
http://www.bookoferrantpages.com
