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Offline joachimM

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Easy steamer
« on: February 23, 2015, 12:29:28 pm »
Steam cookers are superb for steaming bow sections prior to bending. Found this one second hand for 5€. Cut two holes in the side of the plastic container, set the timer and relax.
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Offline koan

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2015, 12:41:51 pm »
Awesome!..... Brian
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Offline Drewster

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2015, 01:06:06 pm »
Great idea!
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2015, 01:07:40 pm »
Sweet
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Offline DC

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2015, 01:08:58 pm »
How long will it steam for? I don't think I've seen one of those over here. Something else to put on my list. :D
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2015, 01:10:49 pm »
I use a garment steamer and a plastic storage container, works great
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2015, 01:39:25 pm »
That is a great idea! Thanks for sharing
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Offline joachimM

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2015, 04:44:47 pm »
Quote from: DC on February 23, 2015, 01:08:58 pm
How long will it steam for? I don't think I've seen one of those over here. Something else to put on my list. :D
Anything from a few min to an hour. I steamed tips of a black locust 30 min and recurved them, worked fine.
Minor limb corrections sometimes require less than 15 min.
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Offline sieddy

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2015, 04:57:16 pm »
You legend- top tip!
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Offline Chadwick

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2015, 07:45:49 pm »
Based on Falcon's post, I bought a clothing steamer today and dremeled out the side of a rubbermaid to fit the steamer head and a bow limb. That plus a cloth to block excess steam loss, and then I practiced on a piece of mulberry which bent beautifully! I now have an osage tip on the caul after steaming it in there for 40 minutes. It bent well, with a wee bit of damage. My caul is a 4.5" PVC pipe, clamped to the side of an "anvil". I'll need to go get a 5" metal pipe to upgrade it. I also blow on it with the heat gun while I'm bending it, figure it won't hurt.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2015, 08:55:44 pm »
Love this bunch of clever folks that hang around here and share their brainstorms!
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Offline DC

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Re: Easy steamer
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2015, 09:35:33 pm »
Bending wood is very satisfying. You just want to bend more and more :D
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