Home made steamer

Thanks for the post I’m inrterested in making a steamer too.

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I found a site that talked about it. It was basically a hot plate a old metal gas can (well cleaned) and a hose.

You then run the hose to a hole in a piece of PVC pipe. and put caps on the pipe. Loose not glued. A drip hole at the end of the cap.

Lee Valley sells a little book on bending I was considering, but my bending project is on hold

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I found here some interesting hints. I’ll try to gather some information I have (some books and some PDF document) and send it to you.

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I use a 10” dia., galvanized piece of ducting with a removable cap on each end. By cutting slots in the side along its length I can “sticker” the steamed wood to permit steam around all the pieces.

A 1 1/2” piece of PVC pipe goes from electric kettle to pipe

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Thanks everyone for the posts. Alejandro, I would apprecite the information and I will look at the site you mentioned. Thanks again…............Jerry

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My setup is just a section of 6” PVC drain pipe with a cap on one end and a threaded drain cleanout plug on the other. A hole is drilled into it near one end and a radiator hose is attached from that hole to a gas can (brand new—never had gas in it). Put water in the gas can and heat it with a coleman stove or hotplate.

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