Vacuum pumps, while expensive, have a ton of uses, like vacuum sealing food or saving space with items in storage. Instead of buying one, though, you can convert an old bike tire pump into a vacuum ...

If you need to create a high vacuum, there are basically two options: turbomolecular pumps and diffusion pumps. Turbomolecular pumps require rotors spinning at many thousands of rotations per minute ...

The Ekster TravelPack Vacuum Kit is a handy product that efficiently compresses clothes—helping save on luggage space. Here's ...

Editor's note (Oct. 23, 2023): The Kickstarter campaign for this item was canceled by the project creator on Oct. 22, 2023. We've seen some pretty tiny electric air pumps lately, but most of them … ...

It seems like creating a vacuum should be a pretty easy job, but it turns out that sucking all the air out of something is harder than it seems. A cheap vacuum pump will get you part of the way there, ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to create a budget-friendly vacuum chamber using a refrigerator compressor and a steel pot, ...