Wood Kiln Dryer

We offer a wide range of kilns for drying wood.

Wood kiln dryer.

Our vacuum kilns are easy to use require minimal training and are perfect for operations drying 10 000 20m board feet of wood per year. But kiln drying may also introduce internal stresses into the wood particularly if an improper kiln schedule is used or if corrective measures are not employed resulting in a condition known as case hardening. American wood dryer kiln 2 chamber package type lumber dry kiln. Capacity approximately 50 000 board feet of 4 4 lumber per chamber for a total of 100 mbf.

Idry kilns bring vacuum drying to everyone. The shell tries to shrink but is inhibited by the. This video is a compilation of my series on build my kiln chamber for the woodmizer dry kiln. Allowing you to dry wood to the desired moisture content faster than air drying.

Reply 3 years ago reply upvote. Vacuum kiln drying with idry. For a detailed explanation of this process click on the link be. This defect is caused when the outer shell begins to dry faster than the core.

With a kiln you can control the environment such as temperature humidity and steam levels for a set period of time. Kiln drying your own wood. The wood mizer kd series of lumber kilns feature 100 corrosion resistant aluminum cabinets and specially coated dehumidification coils to ensure quality lumber drying performance and an extra long life. Therefore woodworkers may want to dry their own wood to help assure they are getting the mc they want.

Family owned and operated we have been developing lumber drying technology since 1980. Download a free introduction to kiln drying guide. Steam heated requires low pressure steam 15 psi. Our kiln can dry enough wood to supply our planner shaper with all the lumber to frame and side a 20 x 20 building.

Controls and boiler room boiler available. Once the kiln dried wood leaves the lumber company its mc can change at any time during transportation manufacturing or even when stored in a woodworker s garage or shed. Large kilns include state of the art computer control systems providing efficiency proven performance. 5 fans with vfd control.

We can offer turnkey projects inclusive of heating systems if. I know this was a while ago but can you give me some more info on using an old a c unit i have wondered if i could do this. Kiln dried lumber can be expensive. Kiln dried wood is wood that has been dried in an oven kiln.