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how-to-build-a-steam-box-for-wood-800 Your scheme for straightening the neck via steam and then locking it how to build a steam box for wood 800 a straight shape might work. Mikeybw77 Question 2 years ago. Might be easier just to put a new neck on the guitar. If you're not that ambitious, you can just pile stuff under the open end of the steambox stema raise it to the right elevation. Unless very elaborately insulated you might end up with hot water at the end of the line, or at least a significant amount of condensate. The placement of the wire could be made easier by drilling of the holes and placing the wire As you assemble the steambox rather than after screwing the box together. By Jen S.

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I have 3 large window boxes permanent, bolted to the outside of the house Steam radiators. We're renting an older How To Build A Steam Box For Wood Ultra home with old fashioned steam radiators. Steam heat Popular Articles. In general, it's good to make the steam box just a little larger than the wood that you're trying to heat. The smaller the steam box, the faster it heats up and the sooner you're bending wood. I use a short steam box for bending ribs for kayaks. I use a long steam box for steaming coamings that go around the cockpit of the kayak.

Thinner plywood would work but loses heat too quickly unless you add insulation to the outside of the steam box. You will need a coat hanger or a few feet of heavy wire as supports inside the steam box to keep the wood off the bottom so heat can get to it from all sides.

You will need a cooking pot. A two quart size is good for starters. You can fill it two thirds full and generate steam for several hours. You will need a heat source.

If you plan on working outdoors, a camping stove works fine. If you work indoors, you can use a hotplate. The hotplate I use runs watts. That is hot enough for the three foot steambox I use and just hot enough for the 8 foot steam box.

Since first writing this Instructable, I have gotten my hands on a wallpaper steamer. It works much better than boiling water on a hotplate, mostly because it runs at a higher wattage and puts out more heat. If you can get a used one, go for it. Cut the plywood to the dimensions that you need.

The interior of the steam box should be large enough so that when you load it up with wood there will still be an inch of space around the wood so that the steam can get to the wood.

Nail or screw the 4 sides together. Close off one end of the box. Leave the other end open. Screw a piece of plywood that is 4 inches wider than the diameter of your cooking pot to the capped off end of the steam box.

Cut a hole in the center of the piece of plywood so steam can get from the cooking pot into the steam box. Drill some holes in the side of the box to run your wire supports through. Keep the holes the same diameter as the wire to minimize the amount of steam that escapes or the need to do a lot of caulking. The wires will elevate the wood in the box so the steam can get to all sides of it.

Cut wires 4 inches longer than the diameter of the box. Run the wire through the holes and bend over the ends so the wires don't fall out.

Finding the hole at the far side by feel is tricky. Shine a light in the open end of the box and look through the hole that you are aiming the wire for. When the light disappears, you have found the hole. Set your pot up on the heater that you will be using. Screw some legs to the sides of the open end of the box so that it is level with the top of the pot.

The level steam box is important so that the lid of the steam box makes a good seal with the top of the cooking pot. If you're not that ambitious, you can just pile stuff under the open end of the steambox to raise it to the right elevation. When you're all set, fill your pot two thirds full of water, turn on the heater and wait for the water to boil. After the water has come to a boil, the steam box still takes a little while to heat up.

Once you get a good flow of steam coming out of the end of the box, you're ready to heat and bend. One quarter inch thick ribs heat up in under 5 minutes. Thicker stock takes longer. Heat has to travel from the surface of the wood to the interior. Keep in mind that some woods bend better than others. White oak, red oak, ash and poplar all bend well. Straight grain is important as well.

If you have rain running out of the face of the board, your wood will most likely break where the grain runs out. It's really easy to leave on the heat when you're done bending wood. Eventually, the water all evaporates, the pot becomes hot and the plywood starts smoking. Good way to start a fire.

The placement of the wire could be made easier by drilling of the holes and placing the wire As you assemble the steambox rather than after screwing the box together. Question 2 years ago.

I have parts and pieces at my disposal that would allow me to make a steam tube that would SAFELY hold psi of pressure in the tube. That's my theory anyway. I was wondering if you know of anyone who has tried this approach?

Am I wasting time? The wood I want to bend is approximately 1" thick. Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Answer 2 years ago. Waste of time. The most important factor is moisture content of the wood - the higher the moisture content the lower temp is required to loosen the bond between the lingin and fibers allowing the wood to be bent. Putting a higher flow of steam or more constant, uniform coverage into the box might be a cheaper way of speeding it up.

But speeding it up too much might not turn out well - just like turning the oven up to cook food quicker. Question 3 years ago on Introduction. Could a steam box be used to straighten a warped guitar neck?

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