Projects
Latest Blog Posts
Cleaning a Diffusion Pump and Final Assembly of the High Vacuum Pumping Stack
In the previous blog post, I covered the preliminary assembly and rough vacuum testing of the new high vacuum pumping assembly. The roughing pump still checked out at its calibration baseline of 13... READ MORE
Preliminary Assembly and Testing of the High Vacuum Pumping Stack
In the previous blog post, I covered some of the modifications needed for the newly manufactured vacuum adapter plates, which primarily consisted of using Loctite to secure alloy steel set screw studs into... READ MORE
Modifying the High Vacuum Adapter Plates
After a year’s worth of redesign, waiting, and planning out the system, the adapter plates for the Integrated High Vacuum Test Stand were finally machined and ready to go. These were the last... READ MORE
Redesign Considerations for a High Vacuum Adapter Plate
INTRODUCTION As part of the design and build of the Integrated High Vacuum Test Stand, several custom adapter plates needed to be designed and manufactured to mate the high vacuum diffusion pump and... READ MORE