kiln

Hi there, I've built my own 4' x 4' x 12' wood drying kiln with fire resistant plywood, rockwool, and plastic wrap around the outside of the kiln. I use a small 70pint dehumidifier paired with a box fan when I put freshly milled wood in to draw out as much moisture as I can for about a week. My...

Greetings! I am building a small the dehumidification kiln In my basement. It will be around 90 ft.³ looks like there’s a few choices for sensors and controllers regarding temperature and humidity. I’d like to get some thing that can be controlled from my phone so I can chart and monitor the...

Finished a 2 cord batch of hardwood in the kiln this morning. Load and go. Had to keep 6ft from the wife so she had to load herself :) Then we loaded another two cord in the kiln. 1.75 cords (7 of the 8 crates) were air drying for a couple weeks out in the field. The 8th crate was fresh...

Are most of you fellas using a heat cycle on the lumber and slabs before the projects begin or are there other options these days? I saw one guy use a salt/boric acid mixture rolled on the wet slabs but, I'm not sure if that replaces the heat cycle.

I got sick of waiting for slabs to dry out in my basement so I built a really simple kiln. The floor is green treated lumber 16" on center using a 3/4" subfloor plywood. The sides and the top are framed using 2x4s ripped in half as well as 1" thick foam board. Sides and back are just...