la bala Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) I was down an old stickmaker friends the other day. Some of you long term boys maybe already have one, so this is for those starting out. You will need a length of galvanised metal tube about 6 inches in diameter, and the length plus a bit for the staffs you wish to straighten. Get yourself one of those cheapy wall paper strippers and a hesian sack. Drill the bottom of your pipe to except the steamer nozzle, plug it in. Put your staff in the pipe, put the hesian over th top of the pipe, Switch on the steamer and get straightening.. Edited April 13, 2017 by la bala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 For months i have been looking for a complete set of "stickmakers monthly"....i bought it at a car boot sale years ago....was thinking of giving it to TEAL to raffle off for one of his charities..........dammed if i can find it tho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpreen Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Can i also suggest that if you cannot get 6" galv pipe im sure most electrical wholesalers will sell galv box trunking which could be made any lenght and end caps and lids will make it a resonable enclosure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I imagine you could cobble something together using rigid 6" plastic above/subground plastic pipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted April 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I imagine you could cobble something together using rigid 6" plastic above/subground plastic pipe? Yep, I see no reason why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I've been steaming and bending wood battens this afternoon using a polythene bag from an old fishing rod and a hand steam cleaner, it's worked a treat too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted April 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I've been steaming and bending wood battens this afternoon using a polythene bag from an old fishing rod and a hand steam cleaner, it's worked a treat too! Its amazing what you can do with wood when its been in a steamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 I found my wood always feels better after I've had it in her steamer box for a while Lots of online steamer builds to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickthemiller Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 I imagine you could cobble something together using rigid 6" plastic above/subground plastic pipe? I use plastic pipe fixed to a piece of 3" x 2" to support it because The pipe bent when hot but otherwise it worked a treat, used a wallpaper steamer as a heat source, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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