Hi, All,
I recently started with vacuum chucking. I like it, and would use it more, but a couple of times now I have had the vacuum result in a perfect circle of discoloration. Presumably this is moisture being pulled out of the wood. This has happened even with fairly dry wood, though, and after I have put on a finish, which means I'm stuck. I have tried to minimize the amount of suction, but it still happened. I have been a little gun-shy as a result, and haven't wanted to possibly waste the wood (or time) to really troubleshoot this systematically/scientifically. Anyone with similar experience, and any solutions? Much appreciated.
I recently started with vacuum chucking. I like it, and would use it more, but a couple of times now I have had the vacuum result in a perfect circle of discoloration. Presumably this is moisture being pulled out of the wood. This has happened even with fairly dry wood, though, and after I have put on a finish, which means I'm stuck. I have tried to minimize the amount of suction, but it still happened. I have been a little gun-shy as a result, and haven't wanted to possibly waste the wood (or time) to really troubleshoot this systematically/scientifically. Anyone with similar experience, and any solutions? Much appreciated.