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Alright mate, fellow Scotsman in the north west here. Im nearly done making my own kiln, not based on really anything I've seen, but, think it will work. My question really is just a bit of expansion on something someone else asked. When you said you had timber in it for 7 months and it hit 5%, was it green when you put it in? What was the %? I plan to use it for firewood and timber for projects. Do you think its possible to over insulate it? The internals are split into two is that right? Like a heat collector then the timber separately and fans to circulate the air? Thats what id have thought, do you think it'd also work as just an open single chamber? My biggest concern really is not getting the temperature up inside ivo lack of sun, but you said you didn't have any issues. Anything you can send me in terms of advice would be amazing man. I've got this far with a bit of RU-vid and common sense, but, good to hear how others in the country have done things. Cheers
Aright loon. So the timber went in green think it had been milled a week before it went in. So at the time I was using a pin moisture meter so that % was at the surface so it was probably a lot higher in the centre. I don't think you can overisulate as you want as much heat as possible you just need to get the humidity out. Yea my one was just a single chamber just had a few fans to keep the air moving. We live in Scotland so Sun is a rare commodity here I was lucky at my old place cause where I had mine it got direct sun most of the day. That's the main thing you need the sun try find the lightest part of your garden. In the end i had one of my fans stuck to a vent trying to pull the moisture out, also got a digital thermometer and humidity thing just to track it. Hope all this makes sense anything else u want to know just let me know will try to help.
@@nailedinscotland How effective did you find the rivetting? I used kreg screws but I went through a fair amount simply because I always do all the staves and whatever amount of bands (circles) I have on the barrels. It was due to the shrinking and expanding of the barrel depending on whether it was used indoors or left as garden feature outdoors. Like yourself I treated mine too.
I would definitely recommend rivets a bit more work but definitely worth it. Did the same every stave has I think 4 rivets in it. That one has been inside now for a long time and I do see some shrinking in the barrel but all the staves are still solid and well held.
@@nailedinscotland Cheers. I might wait until I do another one and swap the screws for rivets. Also I think this may interest you with regards to sealing it. I'd had a recent conversation with a woodworking lecturer and they pointed out to me that some sealants attract small bugs which in turn attract bigger ones with the long term potential to undo all of your work through the process of the wood rotting. I'd mentioned that I'd used a variety of different seals from linseed oil to yatch varnish and a few experiments inbetween, something worth considering for any future projects perhaps? I believe that there is a specific sealant that is geared for these kinds of projects but at this moment the product name escapes me.
Love that good hearty fuck when the reconstructed barrel fell apart. I'm impressed that you were composed enough to wait like 5 seconds to yell it. I'd have been far less chill.
That's exactly the shape and size I'm after. I don't want to connect any fans or solar panels though. Do you know the best place to put ventilation so that the air inside will move by itself?
Been thinking about this for the last day and without fans will be difficult to get the air to move right. but maybe some vents on the floor and some as high up as you can get it. Might force some movement. tbh I think you will just end up with little to none tho. If you try it let me know would be interesting little experiment.
well so were almost at 2 years and it worked great for the first year got a few slabs dried out perfectly. then we had a massive storm and a tree landed on it completely destroying beyond repair. got plans to make a 2.0 at some point almost the same but on steroids
@@nailedinscotland . That was some storm but hopefully it was a once in a lifetime. I’m thinking of using clear Onduline on mine because that’s pretty tough stuff so that might work for v2.0. 👍🏻🏴
Hi thanks for the comment. I did originally think about that as your right it would make loading easier but for unloading would need to take everything out to get at the bottom piece also for monitoring moisture content and just checking the material I decided it would be better from the front as this would allow me more access
Hey, just found your video and I appreciate you laying everything all out. One question I had is, is your setup more about direct sunlight hitting the kiln, or more about the overall outside temperature?
Hey man. Yea your trying to get as much sunlight in as possible the angle I go on about helps get maximum amount of sun light and the insulation and black paint just help keep the heat in, IV found mine about 15c above outside temp but believe it's been hotter
@@nailedinscotland ok I see. And then, with this method, have you ever found a desire to add ijna dehumidifier to aid/speed up the process? Or would it not really be worth it?
thank you so much, i think coconut oil might go off but i made a vegan one as well and i used Candelilla wax that worked perfect hope that helps let me know how you get on with it
Hi man so I forgot to show it in the video still trying to remember to film things. I put to holes in the back to allow air to circulate also 2 fans inside to keep it moving. The seams appear loose but because of the insulation they are very tight opening it is a night mare hope this helps
@@nailedinscotland That's great! I've been looking for a smaller build for a solar kiln just to get started. That's when I came across yours and was hopeful. Now I just need to convince the wifey to let me put it in our backyard! Thanks for the video and the reply!
@@Sambo16 I can help u with the wife as well. What I find best it to build it when they are at work don't say a word and when the finally notice just say that's been they're for ages done it a few times
