The Steam Box

Every once in a while you have to channel MacGuyver...

This is the steam box I fabricated. It's just a couple of pieces of PVC pipe. The inside diameter is a little bigger than the molding we needed to bend, but I should have gone a little bigger so the steam circulated easier. There's a cap at the far end to let the chamber fill with steam. The far end it also higher so as the steam cools, the water can run out and down the drain. The 2x4 is just there for support - the PVC starts getting soft as it gets warm. ;-)

Then we just needed a way to fill it with steam. I found some vinyl tubing that fit the outlet on the steam source and the other end was inserted into the PVC pipe.

Don't tell my mother-in-law, it's her clothing steamer...