My new kiln..

[Pinkfoot]

Well not quite.

Just wondered what you boys thought of this contraption.

Would need some mods. Panels are bolted on ,so can be removed where necessary.

Uses gas and electric for the fan.

Holds 4 tonne of wheat which appears to be around 5 m3 area.

Up to 240 °f.

[luke b]

Looks to have potential although also looks awkward to load and empty etc. I assume the cereal goes in that little hopper on the top? Could that be modified for logs? If you were really keen you could make a cage on a roller or something the same size as the inside of the box that could be rolled out to be filled and emptied and slid inside for drying. Does one end open up easily?

[Pinkfoot]

Loading and unloading is the problem.

However , all panels are bolted on so something could be done.

The roof could be opened up to allow lowering of stills or crates or plain tipping .

The end opposite the fans could be made into a door .

I think these grain dryers have potential ,they give very high temperatures and could probably dry 5 cube in a day.

[se7enthdevil]

how about making a wire cage type thing that could be loaded and unloaded possibly with a forklift.

 

that way you could easily load the cage outside and simply slide it in.

[Pinkfoot]

Yes, I think something like that would probably be the most efficient.

Those inner panels could be removed and the interior made squarer and much bigger and easier to stack too

[Farmer Tom]

I particularly like the thermometer marked in ££. Very apt.

[drythropple]

The walls on these driers have a cavity which is where the grain is stored, the open part you see in the photo is the firebox, the fan blows a gas flame into this so you dont want to be putting logs inside because you will end up with a pile of ash! You could possibly remove the outer wall and stack the timber around the inner one!

[Pinkfoot]

The walls on these driers have a cavity which is where the grain is stored, the open part you see in the photo is the firebox, the fan blows a gas flame into this so you dont want to be putting logs inside because you will end up with a pile of ash! You could possibly remove the outer wall and stack the timber around the inner one!

 

You are absolutely correct.

I had a good look at it and worked out how it worked and asked about fuel rate , parts and servicing .

The burner is rated at 3m btu and while I can't get a clear answer on fuel flow , it would appear to be extravagant for thus purpose.

However , combined with say and a big workshop wood burner ,which would keep the temperature farly high , it might be possible to make it viable and dry wood very quickly.

Your idea of drying the wood on the outside makes it much safer and you could build some sort of insulated thingy to keep in as much heat as possible.

It is something I am unlikely to try but I just have to check these things out , sometime you find a good idea.