I used to see some web sites that had pretty good food dehydrator
construction plans/ideas but don't seem to locate any now.
Any one know of any??? RM~

While I don't know of any site that has plans, I remember the one a
teacher of mine built. It was about 2'x2'x5' the upper half contained
a series of slots and screen shelves. (where the material to be dried
was placed.)

In the lower half he placed a space heater facing the opposite side
and a piece of sheet metal wedged into a curve to deflect the heat
upwards. The top was open. The screened shelves were boxed in making
it more a "drying tunnel' than a dehydration box. It did the trick
though.

Sorry I don't have more precise measurements. But I remember this
from the 6th grade and I'm 45 now.


On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:36:55 -0600, "Rob Mills"
wrote:

I used to see some web sites that had pretty good food dehydrator
construction plans/ideas but don't seem to locate any now.
Any one know of any??? RM~

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While I don't know of any site that has plans, I remember the one a
teacher of mine built. It was about 2'x2'x5' the upper half contained
a series of slots and screen shelves. (where the material to be dried
was placed.)







http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._31151,00.html

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Sorry I don't have more precise measurements. But I remember this
from the 6th grade and I'm 45 now.

Did you get to eat any?

Yeah, but it wasn't too fun for kid not use to camping. I put the
piece of dried apple in my mouth and it promptly sucked every bit of
water out of it.


On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:01:35 -0500, "Upscale"
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Did you get to eat any?

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In the lower half he placed a space heater

That's interesting, the one I've used for years used a ceramic cone shaped
heating element that screwed into a standard lightbulb socket like the old
electric heaters of the 30's and 40's. Doubt I could ever find a replacement
if needed.
Thanks for the thought, RM~

Rob Mills wrote:
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In the lower half he placed a space heater

That's interesting, the one I've used for years used a ceramic cone
shaped heating element that screwed into a standard lightbulb socket
like the old electric heaters of the 30's and 40's. Doubt I could
ever find a replacement if needed.

Anything like these?
http://www.petmountain.com/product/i...eat-bulbs.html

Thanks for the thought, RM~

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Anything like these?
http://www.petmountain.com/product/i...eat-bulbs.html


No but I would bet those would work great if mine conked out. Mine is a
ceramic cone wrapped with an exposed screen door spring like heating element
such as you would see in an elect dryer coiled arround the outside. It has a
screw base at the bottom of the cone just like a regular light bulb. RM~

In article , Rob Mills
wrote:

That's interesting, the one I've used for years used a ceramic cone shaped
heating element that screwed into a standard lightbulb socket like the old
electric heaters of the 30's and 40's. Doubt I could ever find a replacement
if needed.
Thanks for the thought, RM~

As JOAT would say if he were still posting, "google is your friend."

A google search on "ceramic screw base heating element" (without the
quotes) turned up a number of hits.

Follow this link:

http://www.akinsun.com/Accessories4.html


Look at the second picture down on the page. I think that is the exact
one you are talking about.


Joe
aka 10x