lumber drying method?

how hot does the heater get. i know that when kiln drying i think its like 120 degrees that they aim for in the beginning to make sure that any bugs that are in the wood are killed off. and then just steadily decreasing the heat over the next couple of months.

Go over to woodworkingtalk.com, and post this in the forestry and milling section. There’s plenty of guys drying their own lumber over there that will give you all the knowledge.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

Drying wood has a lot to do with air circulation and the wood being stacked so it can dry equally on all sides plus a way for moisture to escape.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

It will probably work great on softwoods like pine and cedar . On hardwoods your setup will likely be too much too fast and end up destroying the wood . Wood drying is both science AND art . There is a great deal of info on the internet detailing this subject .Also do the math- the amount of time required to dry wood with your system will likely be cost prohibitive – -

grain drying bins are set up to move high volumes of air through the system we dry down 4000 bu of corn in about 48 hrs. using on average 400 gal. of propane so I would think you would have to completely revamp system to even think about drying lumber in a bin for months but hey you never know till you ask keep those ideas coming I don’t know much about drying lumber but I do dry corn on the farm

noblevfd god bless

Here’s an excellent source to learn more than you ever wanted to know about kilns.
http://www.woodweb.com/KnowledgeBase/KBPPKilnConstruction.html

thanks bill, that’s a very informative article. after reading it, i’m in agreement with noblevfd and socalwood. the current system would dry it out too fast and damage the wood. oh well, it was just a thought.

At least you had the courage to ask the question : ) good idea , but I was wondering how you would regulate the temperature and exhaust the moisture seeing as I’ve never operated a grain bin before.

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