So I have my new PM 3520B all setup and working great. I now want to come up with a vacuum chuck setup for it. I have been watching Craigs List for a Gast 0523 pump but I have not had any luck picking one up at a reasonable price. I do have a 5HP compressor with a 60 gallon tank that sits in my garage, away from my workshop, and I have air lines piped into the workshop. With that said, I have been looking at the Holdfast Vacuum Generator. I have read other posts on the site that suggest that the Holdfast "system" works quite well for them. Since I have never been one to conform to much of a "system", I'm wondering about using a Holdfast Vacuum Generator and mix-and-match the other pieces. Possibly use a JT's vacuum adapter and maybe make my own chucks.
Does anyone have experience or information as to this type of a setup?
Should I just bite the bullet and get a Gast pump?
Maybe there are better solutions that I'm not aware of?
Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated!