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01-13-2013, 11:18 AM | #1 |
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C-Cab body
I am hoping to be able to build a C-Cab delivery body like the one in the attached pictures. Is it better to use a steam box to bend the pieces of wood in a jig or just cut the curves on a band saw leaving open end grains in the wood?
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01-13-2013, 11:32 AM | #2 |
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Re: C-Cab body
I would steam the wood and let it dry in a jig.
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01-13-2013, 11:37 AM | #3 |
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Re: C-Cab body
Make a steam box. You will have less trouble with the wood splitting over time. Not to mention less waste of materials.
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01-13-2013, 09:39 PM | #4 |
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Re: C-Cab body
Thanks for the replies. What kind of wood is preferred for a body like this? Is oak better than ash?
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01-13-2013, 10:09 PM | #5 |
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Re: C-Cab body
If you steam Oak it will turn black.
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01-14-2013, 12:55 AM | #6 |
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Re: C-Cab body
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A simple steam cabinet can be made from a 4 inch PVC pipe. Cap the ends with reducer bushings and pipe the steam in through a smaller pipe. |
01-14-2013, 01:57 AM | #7 |
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Re: C-Cab body
This is a 2" copper tube in which water is boiling in while having the wood inside.
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