I was thinking about building a vacuum press system, and I was wondering if the vacuum pump from HF would work or do I need to get a more expensive model from a press kit company. here are the pumps I speak of:

2.5 cfm vacuum pumphttp://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=98076
two stage 3 cfm vacuum http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=66466

I also intend on using the pump for a vacuum chuck on my lathe. Just wondering if the cheepie pump will work or not.

Thank for your input.