I'm repairing an old ice bucket that is held together with hickory hoops. I have make one of the missing hoops. I needed a steam box so I scrounged around the shop and found some pipe I had left over. Had to buy a cap and a clean out plug to fit it, thus the $12.59. Found an old pressure cooker that LOML is afraid to use, she thinks it might blow up (if you ever have seen my wife cook you'll understand why).
Drilled some 1/8" holes and inserted some bamboo skewers to hold the wood off the bottom of the PVC pipe. The 3/8" supply line was a perfect fit into the lid of the pressure cooker once I removed the stem for the pressure valve, just threaded it right in. Drilled a 3/8" hole in the cap to insert the supply line. I did not glue the caps on as a pressure release. I blew the cap of twice until I figured out how loose to screw in the clean out plug to let pressure escape.
Put the cooker on the grill, brought the water to a boil and 1 hour later I'm bending wood. Sometimes I surprise myself.
Drilled some 1/8" holes and inserted some bamboo skewers to hold the wood off the bottom of the PVC pipe. The 3/8" supply line was a perfect fit into the lid of the pressure cooker once I removed the stem for the pressure valve, just threaded it right in. Drilled a 3/8" hole in the cap to insert the supply line. I did not glue the caps on as a pressure release. I blew the cap of twice until I figured out how loose to screw in the clean out plug to let pressure escape.
Put the cooker on the grill, brought the water to a boil and 1 hour later I'm bending wood. Sometimes I surprise myself.
