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Re: Cooking Metaphor
By:Roger Nuffer
Date: 10/5/2001, 9:27 pm
In Response To: Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ? (daren neufeld)

: hi Roger;
: today was my rib bending day. i soaked the AYC ribs for 24 hours in the
: bathtub. the ribs are 1/4x1 1/2, the longest is 27 1/4, the shortest is 15
: 1/2. at 2 minutes in the steamer the wood showed marked signs of
: compression failure, (wrinkles on the inside of the bend), at 1 minute and
: 30 seconds in the steamer i still had a couple of ribs that showed the
: same failure. morris suggests that compression failure is caused by
: over-steaming. i have to replace four of twenty-four ribs. overall the job
: went well, much better than anticipated. oh yeah, the steamer is a copy of
: Rehd's bazooka. at full boil it made enough pressure to make it hard to
: get the cap unscrewed, so i drilled bigger vent holes.
: best regards;
: daren......

Compression will depend also on the wood variety’s characteristics. I’m not an expert on which woods do what. Wish I were.

If you only had to replace 4 ribs then you did great!

Here’s a theory: Maybe your wood was getting too hot. If you vent your steamer better this will bring down the temperature of the wood. Think of it like baking a cake at 375’ or 500’. At 375’ the cake is evenly heated throughout while 500’ will burn the outside and leave the interior cold. Just a thought…

Roger

Messages In This Thread

Morris Greenland Progress *Pic*
Roger Nuffer -- 10/3/2001, 12:16 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
erez -- 10/3/2001, 6:15 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
erez -- 10/5/2001, 6:29 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
Rehd -- 10/5/2001, 9:56 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ? *Pic*
Roger Nuffer -- 10/4/2001, 2:04 am
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
daren neufeld -- 10/5/2001, 8:56 pm
Re: Cooking Metaphor
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 9:27 pm
Moisture content
Pete Rudie -- 10/8/2001, 12:30 pm
Re: Cooking/three bears Metaphor
daren neufeld -- 10/5/2001, 9:47 pm
Re:How did you boil Alaskan Yel. Cedar?
John B. -- 10/4/2001, 6:28 pm
Re:How did you boil Alaskan Yel. Cedar?
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 2:42 am
Get your mind in the gutter?
Bill Price -- 10/5/2001, 7:01 pm
maybe use the downspout pipe *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/8/2001, 5:16 pm
2inch pipe capped one end maybe:
mike allen ---> -- 10/5/2001, 7:27 pm
Re: 2inch pipe capped one end maybe:
Bill Price -- 10/7/2001, 12:57 am
350watt 'dip in coffee cup' electric coil
mike allen ---> -- 10/9/2001, 12:00 pm
proviso
mike allen ---> -- 10/9/2001, 2:09 pm
Thanks..I'm going to try 2" gal. elec. conduit...
John B. -- 10/5/2001, 8:56 pm
Re: Thanks..I'm going to try 2" gal. elec. conduit
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 9:11 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
Jim -- 10/3/2001, 7:51 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Brian Nystrom -- 10/3/2001, 12:45 pm
skinning trick
Jay Babina -- 10/3/2001, 2:41 pm
Another skinning trick
Brian Nystrom -- 10/8/2001, 1:12 pm
Re: 'nother skinning trick ??
Rehd -- 10/4/2001, 11:39 pm
Re: Will that work if the frame is oiled? *NM*
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 2:34 am
Re: Hmmm?? Could be
Rehd -- 10/5/2001, 9:55 am
Re: Hmmm?? Could be
Bill Price -- 10/5/2001, 6:53 pm
Re: skinning trick
Brian Nystrom -- 10/4/2001, 12:55 pm
Artificial sinew
Jay Babina -- 10/5/2001, 9:46 am
Re: Artificial sinew
Brian Nystrom -- 10/8/2001, 1:01 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress *Pic*
Roger Nuffer -- 10/3/2001, 2:26 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Brian Nystrom -- 10/4/2001, 12:46 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 2:31 am
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Brian Nystrom -- 10/8/2001, 12:56 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Greg Stamer -- 10/3/2001, 1:43 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Roger Nuffer -- 10/3/2001, 1:52 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Mike Hanks -- 10/3/2001, 1:04 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Brian Nystrom -- 10/3/2001, 1:27 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Rehd -- 10/3/2001, 12:31 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Roger Nuffer -- 10/3/2001, 1:49 pm