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under a vacuum if you are using an electric rotary vane pump. Also, do not allow an electric pump that uses oil to run for an extended period of time while not pulling a vacuum. Load wood: Ensure the wood is dry. If you don’t have a moisture meter, you may place the wood in an oven heated to 180oF-200oF for a day. Just be sure the wood is reasonably air dried prior to heating it to ensure it isn’t damaged by the heat. Immediately place the wood in a Ziploc bag when you remove it from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature before starting the stabilization process. Do not place hot wood in the vacuum chamber as it will cause a premature polymerization to occur resulting in a failure of the stabilization process. Place the wood in the material carrier and adjust the top ring down on the wood and tighten the thumb screw to hold it in place. The material carrier is designed to keep the wood submerged in the Cactus Juice. If you are treating several small pieces of wood that tend to be unwieldy to handle, you may find that tying the bundle together with cotton string will make installing in the material carrier much easier. Gently place the material carrier into the vacuum chamber. Add Cactus Juice: Pour the Cactus Juice into the chamber filling to a level several inches above the top of the wood to ensure the wood remains totally submerged in the Cactus Juice after the vacuum is released. If the Cactus Juice does drop below the wood, you will need to redo the vacuum step after adding additional Cactus Juice to ensure no air is drawn into the wood once the vacuum is again released. The excess Cactus Juice will be saved and not wasted so don’t skimp on the amount being used. Adding color to the wood: Cactus Juice can be dyed to add color to the wood. To create a rich color in the wood, the color in the Cactus Juice must be very concentrated. Typically, the color will appear much darker in liquid form than what the wood will look like. The dyed Cactus Juice is just filling the pores of the wood and not coloring the grain itself; consequently, the dyed wood will be lighter than the liquid Cactus Juice. Not all dyes are compatible with the Cactus Juice; however, Alumilite Corporation (www.alumilite.com) makes an extensive line of dyes that are very compatible. In order to save on Cactus Juice, you may use a second container slightly larger and taller than the wood you want dyed and simply lower it into the vacuum chamber. The process may be slow because you are only processing a very small quantity of wood, but itPDF Image | Creating usable wood using Vacuum
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