Split a piece in half after it’s done in the kiln, and test moisture in the center of the split side for an accurate reading of moisture content. I guarantee your wood is not dry after 2 hours at 130°. Unless of course it has already been seasoned outside below 25%.
I’d like to make something like this, would need to be smaller though. Thinking about a steel drum size. Just need to figure out a way to heat it cheaply.
Maybe like a space heater ( would be a longer wait for the wood to dry) or a forced air heater ( less wait time but would cost more). Ive seen people use heat lamps w/ fans
So lets say you had some green wood you were trying to dry. Using this method how long would you say a person would have to dry it to get below 20%? Weeks? Months?
Weeks. Since this video I've done some trial and error, and for the best results, air dry the wood out as low moisture content it can go, make sure its split up to where the wood isn't thick, and dry it that way, because I took thick pieces of firewood that wasn't dried down low enough, dried them in that kiln, then days later split one in half and it had over 25% in the center
It would dry it in a matter of a hr, if its split small. If its split big it would take 2-3hrs. Moisture pick up afterwards is possible since its not a long dry. Using the heater literally bakes the wood its near 160 degrees in it while that heater is blowing into there
@@Bill-1005 If the shed could withstand that heat, id say it would take 2-3 1-2hr heat cycles. Id split the wood on the smaller side, and use a moisture meter to check what the moisture is in the wood after it cools down
