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Tom_Restorer said:
bill, what do you think about covering the inside of the heater with black ebony wood? Very thin layers are not so expensive and the uncle of my wife can glue them on the wood with a press. He is.... dang, whats the english word LOL... anyway, he is master of the same job Bart has! :laughing7:
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One solar heater used beer cans painted black.
One end of each can removed , the other end cut into an X I believe and the X slightly expanded to allow a slow air flow , and then glued to the open end of the can it was connected to.

In a drier there would need to be an airflow (gravity should suffice) to allow moisture to escape , rather than a sealed unit to trap optimum potential heat.
Maybe a small hole each end and periodically rotating the frame to have one end higher than the other to keep consistent drying.(?)

The less efficient unit will just need to run smaller loads of what is being dried.

Mushrooms I've dried in the house on a screen with no heat other than what is in the house in spring. It's the lack of humidity drying them.
I do like to use the sun on a nice day too , but have had to pick dried mushrooms out of the lawn when a wind came up. L.o.l.

Beans (whole fresh green beans) can be strung through one end on strong thread and hung to dry. "Leather breeches beans" I think was the term when such was more common. I used to dry small hot peppers that way.
 

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bill from lachine said:
Tom,

Given to heat absorbtion abilities of glass forget about the plexiglass and black paint. Just use unpainted wood and a glass sheet instead. You could probably do it on the cheap and use an old window and build a box around it. I'm sure you can figure it out.
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PS: Plexiglass in total B/S!! I know exactly how it reacts exposed to UV light and how it looks just after just one season! Expensive and not worth at all. A normal 3 mm USED and CHEAP window glass does a way better job :headbang:

If the construction that I have in mind with the ebony wood etc. works, it is may a chance to build them professionally to resell them. There is absolutely nothing perfect to find here on the market... :dontknow:
 

releventchair said:
One solar heater used beer cans painted black.
One end of each can removed , the other end cut into an X I believe and the X slightly expanded to allow a slow air flow , and then glued to the open end of the can it was connected to.

In a drier there would need to be an airflow (gravity should suffice) to allow moisture to escape , rather than a sealed unit to trap optimum potential heat.
Maybe a small hole each end and periodically rotating the frame to have one end higher than the other to keep consistent drying.(?)

The less efficient unit will just need to run smaller loads of what is being dried.

Mushrooms I've dried in the house on a screen with no heat other than what is in the house in spring. It's the lack of humidity drying them.
I do like to use the sun on a nice day too , but have had to pick dried mushrooms out of the lawn when a wind came up. L.o.l.

Beans (whole fresh green beans) can be strung through one end on strong thread and hung to dry. "Leather breeches beans" I think was the term when such was more common. I used to dry small hot peppers that way.
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I have seen a video like that. Again - beer cans = aluminum :laughing7:

They do it this way with expanding the surface that gets heated but Is it real necessary? You defiantly don´t need more than 50°C in the box.
Let´s see if the ebony wood layer will do the same job when I have build it :headbang:
 

Bill, this one is well build (the box for the food) with a lot of space! The heater part has to be made better but it has also a huge surface.

 

Tom_Restorer said:
PS: Plexiglass in total B/S!! I know exactly how it reacts exposed to UV light and how it looks just after just one season! Expensive and not worth at all. A normal 3 mm USED and CHEAP window glass does a way better job :headbang:

If the construction that I have in mind with the ebony wood etc. works, it is may a chance to build them professionally to resell them. There is absolutely nothing perfect to find here on the market... :dontknow:
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Given enough sun , the black ebony should suffice well.
With the advantage of being able to be wiped to clean. And painted should it need be .
 

I saw two dogs walk over to a parking meter. One said to the other, "How do you like that? Pay toilets."
 

My friend thinks he is smart. He told me an onion is the only food that makes you cry, so I threw a coconut at his face.
 

A child asked his father, "How were people born?" So his father said, "Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on." The child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, "We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now." The child ran back to his father and said, "You lied to me!" His father replied, "No, your mom was talking about her side of the family."
 

There was an elderly couple who in their old age noticed that they were getting a lot more forgetful, so they decided to go to the doctor. The doctor told them that they should start writing things down so they don't forget. They went home and the old lady told her husband to get her a bowl of ice cream. "You might want to write it down," she said. The husband said, "No, I can remember that you want a bowl of ice cream." She then told her husband she wanted a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream. "Write it down," she told him, and again he said, "No, no, I can remember: you want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream." Then the old lady said she wants a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top. "Write it down," she told her husband and again he said, "No, I got it. You want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top." So he goes to get the ice cream and spends an unusually long time in the kitchen, over 30 minutes. He comes out to his wife and hands her a plate of eggs and bacon. The old wife stares at the plate for a moment, then looks at her husband and asks, "Where's the toast?"
 

A police officer attempts to stop a car for speeding and the guy gradually increases his speed until he's topping 100 mph. The man eventually realizes he can't escape and finally pulls over. The cop approaches the car and says, "It's been a long day and my shift is almost over, so if you can give me a good excuse for your behavior, I'll let you go." The guy thinks for a few seconds and then says, "My wife ran away with a cop about a week ago. I thought you might be that officer trying to give her back!"
 

WannaDig3687 said:
A child asked his father, "How were people born?" So his father said, "Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on." The child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, "We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now." The child ran back to his father and said, "You lied to me!" His father replied, "No, your mom was talking about her side of the family."
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:laughing7: :headbang: :hello2: NEED DIAPERS!!!! :icon_thumright:
 

releventchair said:
Given enough sun , the black ebony should suffice well.
With the advantage of being able to be wiped to clean. And painted should it need be .
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Hope so!

When we get more sun, I will make tests and measure the difference in heat. I can than calculate it for the large heater for the box and see if it will work.
 

WannaDig3687 said:
A police officer attempts to stop a car for speeding and the guy gradually increases his speed until he's topping 100 mph. The man eventually realizes he can't escape and finally pulls over. The cop approaches the car and says, "It's been a long day and my shift is almost over, so if you can give me a good excuse for your behavior, I'll let you go." The guy thinks for a few seconds and then says, "My wife ran away with a cop about a week ago. I thought you might be that officer trying to give her back!"
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Wgen a kid was asked the following questions...

"What war did Napoleon die" ?

Answer - "The last one".

"Where was the declaration of independence signed" ? ?

Answer- "At the bottom".

:P
 

Tom,
Another non hazardous option would be to use dark coloured empty beer bottles....dark green or brown. I'm sure you can find plenty of them in Germany.....:laughing7::laughing7::laughing7:

Tom_Restorer said:
bill, what do you think about covering the inside of the heater with black ebony wood? Very thin layers are not so expensive and the uncle of my wife can glue them on the wood with a press. He is.... dang, whats the english word LOL... anyway, he is master of the same job Bart has! :laughing7:
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Tom,

If my memory serves me correctly the Celts which are the ancestors of Irish and Scottish people originated in Northern Germany thousands of years ago. The probably explains why we're just as crazy for beer as the Germans....:laughing7::laughing7::laughing7:

Tom_Restorer said:
I recognize German ancestry here! That´s THE Idea! :laughing7: :headbang: :occasion14:
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