Some interesting work arounds if you have the sealer already and just
want an alternative to the special bags

This one is very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2WTfpJQaY

On 11/22/2015 10:09 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
Some interesting work arounds if you have the sealer already and just want an
alternative to the special bags

This one is very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2WTfpJQaY

Excellent! That looks like exactly what I want! Thanks!

Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 10:09 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
Some interesting work arounds if you have the sealer already and
just want an alternative to the special bags

This one is very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2WTfpJQaY

Excellent! That looks like exactly what I want! Thanks!

Let me add a "me too!!" to that . I'm betting that just the part of the seal
with the lines will allow this to work . My oldest and his wife gave me a
vac saeler a while back , haven't used it yet because of the special bag
needed . This rocks !

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Snag

On 11/22/2015 11:09 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 10:09 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
Some interesting work arounds if you have the sealer already and
just want an alternative to the special bags

This one is very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2WTfpJQaY

Excellent! That looks like exactly what I want! Thanks!

Let me add a "me too!!" to that . I'm betting that just the part of the seal
with the lines will allow this to work .

I'm not sure that I follow your meaning...? What "lines"?

My oldest and his wife gave me a
vac saeler a while back , haven't used it yet because of the special bag
needed . This rocks !

Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 11:09 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 10:09 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
Some interesting work arounds if you have the sealer already and
just want an alternative to the special bags

This one is very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2WTfpJQaY

Excellent! That looks like exactly what I want! Thanks!

Let me add a "me too!!" to that . I'm betting that just the part of
the seal with the lines will allow this to work .

I'm not sure that I follow your meaning...? What "lines"?

The zip grooves, I assume.

On 11/22/2015 12:35 PM, Bob F wrote:
Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 11:09 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 10:09 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
Some interesting work arounds if you have the sealer already and
just want an alternative to the special bags

This one is very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2WTfpJQaY

Excellent! That looks like exactly what I want! Thanks!

Let me add a "me too!!" to that . I'm betting that just the part of
the seal with the lines will allow this to work .

I'm not sure that I follow your meaning...? What "lines"?

The zip grooves, I assume.

But that's what the guy used in the video...

I originally thought that you could, perhaps, just insert a small
portion of that "seal" in the bag -- like a 1" long strip -- just
enough to bridge the point in the SEALER where the bag gets
pinched at the heating element.

If that was the case, then a machine that temporarily inserted
small diameter metal tubes in key places to allow air to be
extracted by keeping the sides of the bag from being pressed
together would work perfectly (then, withdraw the tubes when
you heat the plastic to seal it).

But, I wonder if you might not need the "spacers" (tubes) to
more fully penetrate the bag -- like in the video. If failing
to do so might not allow all of the air to be evacuated... ?

Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 11:09 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 10:09 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
Some interesting work arounds if you have the sealer already and
just want an alternative to the special bags

This one is very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2WTfpJQaY

Excellent! That looks like exactly what I want! Thanks!

Let me add a "me too!!" to that . I'm betting that just the part of
the seal with the lines will allow this to work .

I'm not sure that I follow your meaning...? What "lines"?

My oldest and his wife gave me a
vac saeler a while back , haven't used it yet because of the special
bag needed . This rocks !

If you look at the top of the bag between the lock groove and the edge ,
there are some lines molded in , probably intended to give a better grip .
Those molded lines might act as evacuation vents . I'll have to dig my unit
out and try it .

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Snag

On 11/22/2015 1:26 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 11:09 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 10:09 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
Some interesting work arounds if you have the sealer already and
just want an alternative to the special bags

This one is very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2WTfpJQaY

Excellent! That looks like exactly what I want! Thanks!

Let me add a "me too!!" to that . I'm betting that just the part of
the seal with the lines will allow this to work .

I'm not sure that I follow your meaning...? What "lines"?

My oldest and his wife gave me a
vac saeler a while back , haven't used it yet because of the special
bag needed . This rocks !

If you look at the top of the bag between the lock groove and the edge ,
there are some lines molded in , probably intended to give a better grip .

Ah, OK. You're hoping they are "thick enough" to play the same role
as the (thick) zipper.

But, what would you gain by doing this? You'd still have cut off the
zipper (or, are you thinking you can keep the zipper and not "melt
seal" the bag)?

Those molded lines might act as evacuation vents . I'll have to dig my unit
out and try it .

On 11/22/2015 11:55 AM, Don Y wrote:
On 11/22/2015 10:09 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
Some interesting work arounds if you have the sealer already and just
want an
alternative to the special bags

This one is very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2WTfpJQaY

Excellent! That looks like exactly what I want! Thanks!

That's cool!

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Maggie