Introduction: $2 Vacuum Sealer Life Hack

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Lets get started!

In this quick life hack, I'll show you how to make a super cheap vacuum sealer that you can use to vacuum seal just about anything!

Here's what you'll need

  • Ziplock (Freezer) Bags
  • Clear packaging tape
  • 1 x Syringe
  • 2 x aquarium check valves
  • 2ft aquarium air line tubing
  • 1 x 3 way aquarium air line 'T' connector

Step 1: Watch the Video!

The easiest way to follow along with this Instructable, is to watch the video above or on my channel by clicking this link - http://bit.ly/1ODLIwG

Step 2:

Grab your air line tubing ,and a pair of scissors, and cut off three pieces of tubing about 2 inches (4-5cm) in length.

Step 3:

Attach one piece to each end of the 3-way air line connector.

Step 4:

Attach the INPUT side of one check valve, to the center of the 3-way connector and the OUTPUT side of the other check valve , to any other side.

If you're not sure which end of the check valve is the INPUT or the OUTPUT, just take a closer look at each check valve for markings that say IN and OUT.

Step 5:

You should have something that look's like this.

Step 6:

Attach the leftover air line tubing to the check valve that you installed last, making sure that both check valves are in the correct orientation.

You should also go ahead and attach the syringe to the side of the 3-way connector that doesn't have a check valve.

See images for how it should look.

Step 7:

Grab a toothpick and pierce a hole on ONE side of the bag.

Use caution. Do not pierce the back through both layers!

Step 8:

Place the items that you want to seal, into the bag. I used lemons, just for this demonstration.

Step 9:

Grab those scissors again and cut the end of the air line tube at an angle. This will make it easier to push through the hole you made earlier, without any hassle at all!

Step 10:

Push the air line tube into hole and seal the bag completely.

Step 11:

Pump the syringe several times, until you remove all of the air from the bag.

Step 12:

All that's left to do now is place a piece of packaging tape over the hole and pull out the airline (at the same time)

If you've made it this far, congratulations!

If you'd like to see this vacuum sealer in action, just watch the video here - https://youtu.be/QUAuFeHqPFA

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