: Some of the strips for the deck have to bend three ways for each strip. In
: order to bend them correctly without forcing them, I need to have them
: steamed. I tried a heat gun but it doesn't seem to work or I'm not
: applying the heat correctly. I figure if I steam them, they might make for
: a tighter fit also.

: Charles Robinson

Charles, I purchased a 12 foot piece of heavy duty PVC pipe (not the thin irrigation pipe!!), a hot plate, kettle (not electric but the kind one would boil on the stove to make tea), radiator hose of a diameter that fits over the spout of the kettle, a couple of hose clamps and a cap for the PVC pipe. Drill a hole in the cap so that there is a place for the steam to escape. Clamp the hose on the kettle spout, fill the kettle with water, tur on the hot plate, insert a few strips to be steamed into the pipe and steam away.

Alan