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Re: Pattern Strips
By:paul lund
Date: 7/8/1998, 8:01 pm
In Response To: Pattern Strips (Don Beale)

Another method of steam bending, is called steam bending in situ. Instead of constructing a steam-box out of wood, You make a sleeve out of plastic bags and tape, place this around the strip, seal each end of the sleeve with tape. It doesn't have to be air-tight. place your steam pipe in the bag and seal it with more tape.

The best part of this method is that you can steam your strips while they are on the forms, you don't need an extra pair of hands, you don't need to work fast. You can take your time and experiment with what curves you can get while the strip is still steaming. when you get the desired curve, clamp it down and cut away the bag.

comments anyone?

Paul

Messages In This Thread

Pattern Strips
Don Beale -- 7/6/1998, 6:15 pm
Re: Pattern Strips
paul lund -- 7/8/1998, 8:01 pm
Re: Pattern Strips
Mark Kanzler -- 7/12/1998, 11:42 am
Re: More Steam
Mark Kanzler -- 7/13/1998, 4:23 pm
Re: Pattern Strips
Rick VanBuren -- 7/9/1998, 5:45 pm
Re: Pattern Strips
Paul Lund -- 7/10/1998, 9:16 pm
Re: Pattern Strips
Paul Lund -- 7/10/1998, 9:01 pm
Pattern Strip options
Paul Jacobson -- 7/6/1998, 7:37 pm
Re: Pattern Strip options
Chuck Newland -- 7/7/1998, 11:26 am
Re: Pattern Strip options
Paul Jacobson -- 7/11/1998, 12:32 pm
Re: Pattern Strip options
Chuck Newland -- 7/11/1998, 8:05 pm
Re: Pattern Strip Gaudiness
Mark Kanzler -- 7/13/1998, 3:11 pm
Re: Pattern Strip Gaudiness
Chuck Newland -- 7/13/1998, 7:33 pm
Re: Pattern Strip Gaudiness
Mark Kanzler -- 7/14/1998, 10:41 am
Re: Pattern Strip options (K.I.S.S.)
Don Beale -- 7/9/1998, 12:40 pm
Re: Pattern Strip options (K.I.S.S.)
Mark Kanzler -- 7/10/1998, 1:07 pm
Re: Pattern Strip options (K.I.S.S.)
NPenney -- 7/10/1998, 3:03 pm
Re: Photo scanning.
Mark Kanzler -- 7/10/1998, 4:12 pm
Re: K.I.S.S.
Don Beale -- 7/6/1998, 11:42 pm
Re: K.I.S.S.
Mark Kanzler -- 7/8/1998, 12:53 am
Re: Steam Bending
Mark Kanzler -- 7/7/1998, 6:48 pm
Re: Steam Bending step 2
Mark Kanzler -- 7/8/1998, 11:37 am
Re: Steam Bending step 3
Mark Kanzler -- 7/8/1998, 4:12 pm
Re: Steam Bending step 4
Mark Kanzler -- 7/8/1998, 4:16 pm
Re: Steam Bending step 2
jim champoux -- 7/8/1998, 2:58 pm
Re: Steam Bending Pics
Mark Kanzler -- 7/8/1998, 4:02 pm
Re: Steam Bending Pics
jim champoux -- 7/9/1998, 10:34 am
Re: Steam Bending Pics
Mark Kanzler -- 7/10/1998, 1:02 pm
Re: found the URL
jim champoux -- 7/10/1998, 2:21 pm
Re: One of the pictures is missing
Mark Kanzler -- 7/10/1998, 4:36 pm
Re: URL for Nick's Links Page
Mark Kanzler -- 7/10/1998, 4:18 pm
Re: Steam Bending
jim champoux -- 7/8/1998, 9:16 am