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Thanks Chris, I did actually stumble across your post late last night.
I'm using an epoxy with a super slow hardener from a local supplier. Last time I finished the infusion I kept the pump on for a few min, then turned it off after clamping off the resin and then at the catch-pot. The resin flow seemed to be solid and free of bubbles on the way in, but a lot of bubbles were forming through the stack even from what seemed to be solid resin. A lot of bubbles formed through the infusion mesh over the curing period once the pump was switched off, and the bag seemed to loosen up a bit in those spots. I had about 10-20mm in the catch pot.
Based on the info I've come across over the last few days, I suspect my issue is going to be moisture in the resin and boiling under vacuum. I'm building a degassing chamber today and will also try the resin break on the next stack. Interesting that the EC videos seem to suggest clamping off the stack and turning off the pump after the process is finished - nothing is said about keeping a vac on through to cure (unless I've missed something).
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