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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2015, 04:49:08 pm »
Brilliant.  Thanks for sharing
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Offline bubby

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2015, 09:31:38 pm »
Just got on the big auction site and got 40 of 6" 4mil for $8 gonna give it a try
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Offline Badger

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2015, 10:50:19 pm »
  I wish I would have seen this years ago, great method. Someone needs to show this to Gary Anderson.
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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2015, 12:10:30 am »
Quote from: bubby on April 25, 2015, 09:31:38 pm
Just got on the big auction site and got 40 of 6" 4mil for $8 gonna give it a try
atta man!
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Offline J05H

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2015, 06:09:44 am »
Let us know how it goes Bubby. Sounds like a great Idea to me. I'll be checking the big auction site myself.
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Offline Chief RID

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2015, 08:13:59 am »
In the words of J. Buffet " It was so simple, like the jitterbug, it plum evaded me."
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Offline Badger

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #21 on: April 26, 2015, 10:24:22 am »
  I look back at some of my elaborate yet feeble attempts to accomplish the same thing this guy has done with a plastic bag and it is a bit embarrassing. I built a heat box large enough to hold a stave and a cawl with clamps on it. I can open it up adjust the clamps and then close it back up for some more heat. It works but not nearly as well and is a pain to mess with.
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Offline DC

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #22 on: April 26, 2015, 11:02:17 am »
We were stuffing targets with scrap plastic at the range yesterday and I found 10' of 6" 6Mil tube mixed in with the scrap. Bonus!!
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Offline ajooter

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #23 on: April 26, 2015, 11:12:57 am »
They sell poly sheeting at lowes and home depot.  I would assume you can trim to length and then melt the seams together with a heat gun.
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Offline paco664

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #24 on: April 26, 2015, 03:12:02 pm »
Quote from: ajooter on April 26, 2015, 11:12:57 am
They sell poly sheeting at lowes and home depot.  I would assume you can trim to length and then melt the seams together with a heat gun.
duct tape the seam. .. will work just fine and makes it reusable. ..
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #25 on: April 26, 2015, 03:29:21 pm »
Heat might loosen the glue on the duct tape.  One could roll the seam over several times and staple along the way, too. 
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Offline Badger

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #26 on: April 26, 2015, 05:51:31 pm »
  I was thinking of just rolling it and clipping the roll with something like spring clamps, no need to be air or water tight.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #27 on: April 26, 2015, 05:57:42 pm »
Why mess around jury riggin something that is only $8
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Offline paco664

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #28 on: April 26, 2015, 07:08:07 pm »
Quote from: bubby on April 26, 2015, 05:57:42 pm
Why mess around jury riggin something that is only $8
cause i got $7.34 in my checking account? >:D >:D >:D
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Offline bubby

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Re: Steaming wood with plastic bags?!
« Reply #29 on: April 30, 2015, 07:16:02 pm »
well I got the tubing today i'll let you know how it works and paco if your that broke i'll send you enough to steam a bow, brother ain't got $8 can use all the help he can get :laugh:
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