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Default Anyone here tried to dry wood with the rack in a clothes dryer?

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"Lyndell Thompson" wrote:

sheet or two of veneer. The stationary rack is about 24"long and 16" wide.
They kiln dry here for about 30 cents a board foot, but won't fool with a
few pen blanks or similiar. Just curious.....cuz I hate to be the first fool


Never seen a tumble dryer with a stationary rack (seems like what you
must be talking about) - I have seen "drying closets" intended for
ski-wear, etc. You should read up a bit on drying/running a kiln - it's
not simply a matter of dump hot and dry at the wood. If you do that,
you'll mostly end up with firewood, due to various types of degrade
(cracks, splits, etc).

If your stuff fits, a brand-old microwave might be free, and a brand-new
one ranges from $50-100 depending on size. Microwave drying is more-like
microwave-assisted air drying, but the same would be true of using a
dryer, and the dryer does not have the microwave's helpful ability to
penetrate the wood a bit, rather than just heating at the surface.

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