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6/24/20- continued. I went downstairs to begin assembling. my dad showed me how to use a torque wrench, and I put the two blanks on the two nonrotatable ends of the cross (torqued to 5ft/lbs) When I went to attach the viewport, I noticed that the rotatable flange was jammed :( IMG_0084.jpg IMG_0083....

6/23/20- tested the pump, it works,
6/24/20- parts came in

I started my research on this site on November 21, 2019 after watching Jamie Edwards's TEDx talk three days prior. I had no idea how far down this rabbit hole would take me and still have no idea how much farther it goes. Over the next couple of months, I scoured the FAQ's and began the look for par...

Just a note that in 2012, when this FAQ was originally posted one could find a diffusion pump for as low as $100. Because of changing times, the price has increased to around $300 in 2020, if you are reading further in the future, they might be even more