RandyinLangley
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I did a quick search and came up with nothing in the archives. I'm pretty sure posting in the milling forum would be a good place to ask the question.
Have any of you built home made kilns? If you have what have you built and why? I originally thought a solar kiln would be the best idea since I could put it at the far end of my yard facing south for max exposure. The issue with this is it's a pretty far run for electrical if I'm going to run fans in it as well as being on the West Coast of BC we get about 4 months of sun and the rest is either rain or overcast so the kiln would only be good for that time.
I'm not looking to build a kiln to dry wood to sell, it's mostly going to be for the wood Nikko and I mill as well as possibly some turning blanks if they don't fit in the microwave. With the recent adventures of the Beech we had a hard time finding a kiln that would dry the slabs for a reasonable price. In the end we did find a place however through the process of looking the decision was made to build our own kiln.
I've surfed the web and found considerable information but I'm more interested in the information that isn't readily available from people who mill wood as a hobby / addiction and have gone throught the paces.
Looking forward to seeing pics as well as reasons.
Have any of you built home made kilns? If you have what have you built and why? I originally thought a solar kiln would be the best idea since I could put it at the far end of my yard facing south for max exposure. The issue with this is it's a pretty far run for electrical if I'm going to run fans in it as well as being on the West Coast of BC we get about 4 months of sun and the rest is either rain or overcast so the kiln would only be good for that time.
I'm not looking to build a kiln to dry wood to sell, it's mostly going to be for the wood Nikko and I mill as well as possibly some turning blanks if they don't fit in the microwave. With the recent adventures of the Beech we had a hard time finding a kiln that would dry the slabs for a reasonable price. In the end we did find a place however through the process of looking the decision was made to build our own kiln.
I've surfed the web and found considerable information but I'm more interested in the information that isn't readily available from people who mill wood as a hobby / addiction and have gone throught the paces.
Looking forward to seeing pics as well as reasons.