Temps in my shop hit 110 - 115o, fairly regular, like almost on a daily basis during summer. Have an attic vent fan in the eves, thermostat set at about 120o, and it's been running the last two afternoons when I walked in. Temps at ground level are like walking into an oven. I've never had a problem with resin setting up, in the jug, in the pot, under vacuum, open, not in no way shape, form, or fashion. Don't know why others experience the problem honestly, unless it is because they are doing prolonged runs with their pump, because I don't do that with my pump. I'm usually not in a hurry, if the stuff sits in the pot a week, 10 days, 2 months, so be it. I pull full vacuum on it, run it until it settles down, shut it off, and let it sit. Pull it down another time or two that day, pull it next morning, next evening, pull it every day for week, pull it just whenever I go to the shop, and let it sit under vacuum for days/weeks otherwise.
Where I think they get into trouble, if you read the instructions, it states that Cactus Juice boils at approximately 90o F. and in doing so, it may be generating heat/activating/whatever through prolonged boiling. I know if I try and run batches when it's hot in the shop; the stuff boils. It bubbles off the bottom of the plastic bowl where there's nothing there to give up air. Looks just like water boiling in a pot on the stove. And, it will bubble off the bowl for as long as you run your pump. Have frequently seen bubbles all over coming off the bowl, when none were really coming out of the wood.
However... should mine set up in the chamber, I'm out a chlorine tablet bucket, or a lunch meat container. One of the benefits of the 10 gallon chamber, and working with batches inside of it.
Might want to make a mental note of conditions each time you pull it Wayne, so if it does happen to set up, you don't do that again!
