Fall's here and leaves will begin to take over your yard.  Landfill space is shrinking and burning them is dangerous to our health, so try mulching your leaves and placing them in garden beds to improve the soil's quality.

The lamination stands are also simple to make.  A 20x20" 3/16" thick section of steel is the base, with a 2" pipe flange bolted to the center sealed with duct seal.  Screwed into the flange is a 40" section of 2" pipe with a 3/8" pipe screwed into the side of it bout 20" up.  The 3/8" pipe has a gate valve attached and is connected to a vacuum source.  At the top of the 2" to 1" pipe is a reducer that is drilled a taped with for two 3/8" allen cap screws.  The screws tighten on the cast to hold it in place during lamination.  in the top of the reducer is a 3" section of 1" pipe that stabilizes the cast.  Bolted in one corner of the base is a 1/2" pipe flange with a 8 foot section of 1/2" pipe.  Connected to the 1/2" pipe is a 90 degree elbow with another 12" section of 1/2" pipe that holds a clip over the center of the stand to hold the PVA bag or funnel during lamination.  This stand allows the user to walk around the entire lamination.  Attaching the bag clip to a weight and pulley allows the user to keep an even pull on the bag and adjust for different height laminations.

 

By removing the reducer, shortening the 2" pipe, removing the 1/2" pipe assemble from the lamination stand and adding the foot pedal in place of the gate valve you can turn the lamination stand into a great stand alone blister forming station.

 

Supply List:

(1) 20x20" 3/16" thick steel

(1) 2" pipe flange

(1) 40" long section of 2" pipe

(1) 2" to 1" reducer

(1) 3" long section of 1" pipe

(1) 8 foot long section of 1/2" pipe

(1) 12" long section of 1/2" pipe

(1) 1/2" 90 degree elbow

(1) 1 1/4" long section of 3/8" pipe

(1) gate valve