Jamestown Distributors has a lot of vacuum bagging supplies. A quality pump option would be somthing like this:

www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal...=Vacuum+Bagging+Pump

A cheap option would be something like this:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/di...taf?Itemnumber=98076

The cheapest option of all would be this:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/di...taf?Itemnumber=96677

I bought this Venturi-type vacuum pump out of curiosity but have not used it yet. It requires an air compressor so if you don't have one it's probably not an option. I have not used it yet but I'll post results when I test it out.

so even that cheapest option would have enough suction to get a good seal on the board?

also. the vacuum cup, can that just be found at any hardware store?

sorry i'm being a pain haha.

In theory it 'should'. Based on what they claim: "...it pulls full vacuum within 2 minutes"

The cup assembly is specialized and would need to purchased from somewhere like Jamestown.

I just got done running the test... not good. The vac quickly climbed to -13 Hg then began falling and the air compressor could not keep up.

Another option is to make something like the pumps shown here: http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneering/decidingtobuild.htm

haha alright so im thinkin about the 2.5 cfm pump from harbor freight. and on the link you just posted thats where i can get the hose and cup assembly?

Here is one source I've bought from before:
www.veneersupplies.com/product_info.php?...&products_id=246