Simple Kiln Cuts Wood Drying Time

Simple Kiln Cuts Wood Drying Time ENERGY Wood Handling George Tyler Louisa Va came up with a simple low-cost way to speed up the process of drying firewood using a simple solar kiln He sets up a tent of clear reinforced plastic with 1 cord of firewood stacked inside The plastic is attached with plastic cable ties to a frame made of metal tubing An opening is cut into one side of the plastic The corners of the frame are anchored in poured concrete “Almost as soon as I started using it I noticed condensation forming at the top so I installed a pair of vents at one end to eliminate the moisture buildup ” says Tyler “In the past I covered my firewood with a tarp but it took about 6 mos to dry I’ve been using this solar kiln for 3 years now and it has reduced the drying time by half It now takes only about 3 mos for green wood to dry On a sunny winter day it’ll get up to about 115 degrees inside the kiln ” The lightweight chrome-plated tubing that Tyler used for the frame came from a local museum where it had been used as part of an exhibit It came in 6-ft lengths that were threaded at one end He used screw-in “globes” to connect the corners “The tubing screws into holes in the globes which allows it to be set up at any angle that I want ” says Tyler Contact: FARM SHOW Followup George Tyler 2387 Mt Airy Rd Louisa Va 23093 ph 540 967-5401; gtyler6@juno com

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