my steamin' jig

[okiecountryboy]

That will get a second look from a revenuer!

I will be interested in hearing how it works!

Good job on the "steaming jig". It's all about plausible deny ability.

Just kidding...very nice work.

[Almostpighunter]

Any danger of the steam melting the PVC...assuming that is PVC

[bubby]

Bubby,

Looks a good setup... been meaning to try something like this myself...

Just out of curiosity (and 'scuse my ignorance)... i would intuitively have put the steam in at the lowest end... or the tube on a small incline (to drain) in the belief that the whole bow gets the same treatment.

Any reason why you'd go for this way... does it matter et. etc.

I'm only thinking that this may steam one end more than the other.
Again apologies if i'm being daft... but this is on my to do list and i'm hoping to snurgle any useful info i can!

Good luck!

Cheers
Ev i put the other end up level, got a small hole drilled to drain the condensation, Bub

[bubby]

Any danger of the steam melting the PVC...assuming that is PVC

no it's heavy walled water line, it's like 3/8" thick, Bub

[crooketarrow]

  It i a nice jig but if you do use steam,you don't want to steam the whole bow for a couple reasons. When you apply heat any heat to wood you destory wood cells. Destory wood cells this helps with string follow and destory's cast. Some woods can take it. Really not good for any but if tillered right OSAGE CAN TALE IT. But it would have been a better bow if you did'nt steam your bow.
  Next if you've already steamed one spot (fixed) your steaming the whole bow again. The steam can make the section of your bow you fixed. It will or can flex back to where it was before you fixed it. I've preached this dozen and dozens of times fix stwists and add refex while your save is green with no heat. I've did 100's of staves this way for 15 years at least. In the 15 years I've been doing this I've never seen ,read or heard of anyone doing this WHY. It's nice to start a stave. that has a couple inchs of reflex already in it. It's a lot harder in the begaining but a lot nicer and easyer when you start your bow.
                               IT'S A NO BRAINER
 

[johnston]

Snurgle?

Nice deal there bubby.

Lane

[egstonvonbrick]

Bubby,

Thanks for the reply.

Cheers
Ev

[egstonvonbrick]

Johnston,

>>Snurgle
Apologies for my pigin English...

'To snurgle'.... To errr... root around... find... discover... learn... glean.

e.g.
Q: Ev do you have any of those coach bolts left?
A: Hmm think they may in the shed... i'll have a snurgle for them when i'm home

Q: Ev do you want those directions to the treacle mine?
A: Nah, i'll just snurgle the web for them later.

I find i use a collection of strange words... so please pick me up on any that don't make sense!

I also occasionaly bark at people, but you won't see that on here!

Cheers
Ev

[bushboy]

Don't know much about bow building ,but a little about steam cause I'm a PiPefitter by trade.in a steam system you would have the header being the piPe on the horizontal and the suPply piPped in the top.holes drilled in the bottom for condensate to readily drain and holes drilled at both ends of the header to allow the steam to vent,other wise u have a bomb on your hands.again I don't know how tight your system is so this may not be a concern?just throughing it out there ,hope no offence will be taken!bobbyjoe!

[bubby]

Don't know much about bow building ,but a little about steam cause I'm a PiPefitter by trade.in a steam system you would have the header being the piPe on the horizontal and the suPply piPped in the top.holes drilled in the bottom for condensate to readily drain and holes drilled at both ends of the header to allow the steam to vent,other wise u have a bomb on your hands.again I don't know how tight your system is so this may not be a concern?just throughing it out there ,hope no offence will be taken!bobbyjoe!

i posted that i drilled two vent holes plus the supply is a little loose, and i did level the tube out, not wanting to blow it up, but i appreciate the post on safety, Bub

[criveraville]

That's ingenious. Let us know how it works

Cipriano