2. A pressure pot (a paint pot will do)
a) Brass fittings and hoses


b) The vacuum chamber
A paint tanl/pot from Harbor Freight.  The paint pot's lid with its hanger installed. Harbor Freight paint tank/pot.
The paint pot's lid with hanger installed.
I'm using a temporary setup, 1/4 inch acrylic sheet for the vacuum chamber lid.
I'm using a temporary setup, 1/4 inch acrylic sheet for the vacuum chamber lid. This is the pot's inside lid, with the paint pick up tube and stock rubber gasket. This is the pot's inside lid, with the paint pick up tube and stock rubber gasket.
This is the regulator and gauge that came with the paint pot. This is the regulator and gauge that came with the paint pot.