Steam Bending Wood With A Wallpaper Steamer

A steam generator may be store bought or you can use an appliance like a wallpaper steamer.

Steam bending wood with a wallpaper steamer. The earlex steam generator is the perfect tool to help you on your wood bending projects long run time. Size of the steam box depends on the length and diameter of the wood that you intend to bend. There are multiple ways you can bend wood. Ill go over steam bending with forms in a later getting bendy post.

Every wood species and even individual workpieces of the same species can react differently to steam bending. Start with these best practices and then let experience be your guide. Ive also tried out bending wood with fabric softener and i. Flanged pipe fitting to attach the pipe to the steam generator.

Steam bending wood is a woodworking technique used to create curved wooden. Attach the steam generator to the steam box via a hose or tube. I think the whole rig cost me 40. Plus the exterior water level indicator will let you know when to refill.

Considering that this is the very first time ive ever steam bent wood ive done a really. Finally open the wallpaper steamer wearing leather builder gloves to protect your hands from the hot steam. Particularly steam bending so i purchased a steam bending kit from rockler and in this video i build a steam box to use with the kit. The 13 gallon tank will provide steam for up to 2 hours in enough volume for a small to medium size steam box.

I use a short steam box for bending ribs for kayaks. Keep notes on species thickness bend radius and steaming time and always bend at least one more part than. The smaller the steam box the faster it heats up and the sooner youre bending wood. And steam bending creates attractive curved parts.

Some people prefer the cold bending wood method while others opt for bending wood with ammonia. An alternative to boiling water in a steel drum would be using a wallpaper steamer to generate the steam needed for wood bending. Steam bending is easy with the earlex steam generator and some pvc pipe. Me steam bending wood in my back yard with a home built wood steamer.

Its possible to steam bend wood without soaking it overnight if you arent able to do. This entry was posted in shop helpers and tagged bending wood earlex earlex steam generator steam bending on may 28 2013 by david venditto. Its time to bend the wood now. In general its good to make the steam box just a little larger than the wood that youre trying to heat.

A length of 32 50mm 1 2 inch flexible pipe that will be able to handle the heat from the steam.