Just as a thought on kilns

**nifty** · 4th October 2010, 09:54 PM

An idea has popped into my head fellas for those of you over in QLD that a good friend of mine who is a guru on kiln drying and kiln building is possibly moving to Ipswich in about a months time . I might be able to convince him into holding a workshop on kiln construction, be they solar or dehumidifier and drying techniques.My question is would a few of you guys over there be interested? He has worked in the kiln drying game for a long time and is very highly accredited. I worked with him on a large paulownia project here earlier this year and he knows his stuff. He showed me how to set up a steam chamber in a kiln to help to condition fast drying species and it blew me away. So i just thought i would put the idea out there and see if there was any interest. Cheers, Nev

**weisyboy** · 4th October 2010, 10:27 PM

im sure thre would be many of us interested.

**Exador** · 5th October 2010, 11:34 AM

Yep, count me in.

**charlsie** · 5th October 2010, 09:25 PM

after he's finished up there could you send him down south. i'd love to attend a work shop like that

**pjt** · 7th October 2010, 12:37 AM

Yep, could be interested.

Pete

**nifty** · 8th October 2010, 12:30 PM

Hes currently working in Melbourne for Boral Timber running kilns and has been given the option to move up to Ipswich to run their kilns up there. He thinks it would be good to get some small millers into kiln drying. Its just a matter of getting something organised and get permission from whoever it is hes working for to be able to show different kilns and how they function, so will keep you posted when something can be soughted

**charlsie** · 8th October 2010, 03:52 PM

crikey nifty,if he's in melbourne i wouldn't mind catching up with him. i'd love to pick his brains so if we could organise something before he goes that would be great.i'd be happy to host it at my place, plenty of parking put on a barbie and a bit of cash thrown in if that's what it would take.

**barnsey** · 8th October 2010, 11:11 PM

I'd be interested up here too

It's in my long term goals - have looked at the mob who specialize in solar units and thought they looked good.

**nifty** · 11th October 2010, 09:58 PM

Charlsie, I told him to visit this forum so i could prove there was interest in the idea, lets see what happens in the next couple of days.
Barnsey, im glad one of your long term goals is to have your own kiln one day but i bet it wont be one of those ones from the solar "Experts" if you look at the price tags on them

Great kilns but $$$$$$$$

**weisyboy** · 11th October 2010, 10:37 PM

whats wrong with there $50 000 20' containers.

i will at some stage in teh future like to build a wood waste fired kiln. but i know nothing about how kilns work, i i dont learn to well from reading online, if i could see one/learn how it works im sure i could understand.

**charlsie** · 12th October 2010, 09:39 PM

i'm with you carl, seeing close up first hand is the way to go for me and to have someone to ask,well it beats a book any day

**nifty** · 13th October 2010, 12:34 AM

I dont know about their 50k 20 foot sea containers but they do have this supposed feature that you must have where can adjust whats going on in the kiln or monitor what is going on in it via the internet with your laptop from wherever you are. So you tell me, if im on a plane bound for Bali, do i give a rats lefty whats happening in there?

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