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Use the Earlex Steam Generator to bring new ideas to life and create unique furniture designs and woodworking projects with bent wood. The Steam Generator is the ideal steam source when used in conjunction with a steam box. It also features a new, enhanced casing that improves the surface touch temperature. This compact steam machine holds up to 1.3 gallons of water to provide up to 2 hours of continuous steaming, making it a great addition to any woodworking workshop. When you need to refill, the unit heats up in as little as 23 minutes (fill with warm water to reduce this time). The steam generator also includes instructions on how to build your steam box and a steam box connector kit so you can be bending wood the same day.
From the Manufacturer
Bring your new ideas to life and create new furniture designs and woodworking projects with bent wood. The Steam Generator works great for many wood bending projects. This compact electric steamer runs on a standard current with built in thermal protection, automatic suck back valve and pressure relief valve. Receive over two hours of steam per fill with the 1500-Watt element and the 1.3-Gallon capacity tank. The steam generator also includes instructions on how to build your steam box and a steam box adaptor.
John Stevens
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2025
I bought one for my son to use for his woodworking. I bought a second one for myself. It works well and puts out a lot of steam.
wendy
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
I bought this for my personal sauna because the steam generator fell apart. I looked for a replacement and every one I found had bad reviews. When I found this and I saw somebody else tried it for a sauna I thought I would too. Best sauna heat I've generated so far. Heat is not as wet but super hot. I just cut a hole in the sauna to fit the hose and it worked great. Highly recommend.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2024
Restoring 120 year old windows, so I have a lot of putty to remove. Saw a video whit a guy using one of these as well as some of the big restore shops using a big steam box. After the nightmares of putty removal as a kid with all the cracked windows, I decided to try this method.Couldn't be happier. Takes about 10-15 minutes total on a 24x24 window to remove all the old putty. No more broken glass from digging at the putty or overheating it with a heat-gun/torch. Got 3 -4 windows done per tank.It does tend to spit a little hot water and you have to be a bit careful on the wood so you don't dig in or scrape it to bad.Would help to have some sort of handle available for the end of the hose as it can get warm - I just used a big plastic spring clamp.
AJ
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2024
I have used this a couple times forsteam bending wood and it works great. It produces plenty of steam and heats up fairly fast, faster than it claimed to. You have to take care in handling and storing this because the hose is pretty cheap. The ends are hard plastic and I can see they would be easy to break. For the price it is exactly what I expected.
Kaitlynn Tuckey
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
I use this to steam hay for my horses. I run it 1 to 2 times a day. The first one quit working and they replaced it. I had bought 2nd one while I waited for the replacement. The 2nd one fell and broke the part where the hose hooks on and there's no way to fix that. now I'm on my 3rd one and its starting to act up already. Hopefully this one lives longer than the last two.I wish it came with a funnel to fill it with. I use a screwdriver to push the rubber flap down. I wish it was a more serviceable product to fix it rather than keep replacing it. It does get nice and hot and creates good steam. When they are new they work great!!! Would say it's perfect for a hobby wood worker or for wallpaper removal .
Matthew
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
I used this for my nuracover sauna and right out of the box I could tell from the build quality it was durable it was really easy to use and it gets really hot and gets my sauna hot within 5 mins depending on the water level definitely great value for the price
Eubie
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2024
I got one good use out of this steam generator before the plastic fitting snapped off the end of the hose. Functionally, I think it could work reasonably well, but the hose fittings are way too fragile for use in a woodworking workshop. There does not seem to be any way to repair or replace the fittings, so you are always going to be one slight bump from having to order a replacement hose from the manufacturer. It's unfortunate, because it was off to a good start before I suddenly couldn't use it at all, and of course progress on my project is now at a standstill until I find a replacement solution.
brad fraser
Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2024
Works well. Hose could be shorter.
goslerhu
Reviewed in Germany on February 25, 2022
Leider fehlt der Adapter, in der Gebrauchsanleitung bei Technischen Daten wird angegeben das, dass Gerät nur mit 120V betrieben werden darf?? Was soll ich mit dem Gerät , da wir eine Netzspannnung von 220 V haben. Angaben sehr MANGELHAFT!!
Billy Mitchell
Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2020
This steam generator could do with a turbo charger or something as it’s output is a tad low. It does do what it says it will do, though, but it takes cooking the wood a little longer than the “1 hour per inch of thickness rule”. I made some sharp bends in some 1” Elm and found I needed to cook them for at least 1 hr 45 min to get what I wanted (I cooked them for an hour and then bent them 50% of the curve in the opposite and back to near straight again. I put them back in the steamer for 1 hr 45 min and then did the final bend I needed). The unit needs to be refilled when it’s working for that length of time and it really isn’t set up to do that, especially with any speed. I’d say it was worth the money, but if they added $20 to the price I wouldn’t buy another one.
Rampal Singh
Reviewed in India on August 31, 2018
Just worked only 2 times and very next day stop working. Not truning on. Don't know what to do. Is there any warranty available ?
Doc Tim
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2016
I bought this steam generator 2 years ago. It was "on sale" so I thought, "why not, I will eventually give it a try." Two weeks ago, I was inspired to build a trout landing net which required steam bending thin (1/8th inch) strips of walnut, birch, and yew wood. Out of the box and ready to go, I only needed to study the manual that came with the steam generator then construct a steam chamber. I was off and running! There was nothing difficult about this process. Other than being extra cautious (it never hurts to be careful) about potential over pressurization, I simply plugged in the steam generator, checked my timing parameters, then proceeded to work on another craft project while I waited for the steam process to take place. Fifteen minutes later, my first strips were ready to clamp to the jig. The wood was like butter and molded easily around the template. I left the steamed wood clamped to the jig for 24 hours (although I recently learned that it's not necessary to wait that long), then completed the gluing up process (messy, but the excess glue sands off easily). The result is the attached picture. I can only say good things about this steamer. This was my very first attempt at steam bending; and it worked! The kit includes everything you need to set up your system. The only thing you need to do, besides building your steam box is drill a hole for the fitting that connects the steam hose to the box. The manual includes a very nice set of instructions for building your own steam box out of plywood. I made mine out of PVC, and while the PVC warped a bit from the intense heat, it was still satisfactory. I plan to build a similar box out of 3/4" marine plywood; other people use galvanized stove pipe and even stainless steel if you want to get fancy. As true for any project using steam and tools, be sure to study the warnings and precautions described in the manual. You will be dealing with 212 degree steam so wear gloves when you are removing your steamed wood or are in contact with the system while it is in operation. The Earlex Steam Generator has opened up a whole new world of wood crafting for me, and I thank them sincerely for a product that has allowed me to get started with a very effective unit at a very reasonable price.
nyeent
Reviewed in Canada on April 17, 2016
This steamer is awesome! I bought it to do wood strip steaming. I watched a few videos and some chambers had been made with PVC pipe, so I did the same. I set my timer for 15 minute intervals but nothing happened until the 45 minute mark! See photo. Obviously PVC is not the choice, so perhaps ABS will do, but this machine did its job well.It comes with a coupler for the steam box that makes the connecting process very easy. I highly recommend this steam generator.
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