[permaculture-oceania] Drying rooms

[Allan Parker]

Mitra
The Griffith Furniture boys at Condong (Murwillumbah,since sold) apart from 
being timber salvagers also grew forests. They also built solar kilns for 
timber drying. Smart guys with wood. I think the kilns are still there but 
you will have to chase it up.
AP


>From: Mitra Ardron <mitra at mitra.biz>
>Reply-To: promoting permaculture and sustainable living in the oceania 
>region<permaculture-oceania at lists.cat.org.au>
>To: permaculture-oceania at lists.cat.org.au
>Subject: [permaculture-oceania] Drying rooms
>Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:11:08 +1000
>
>Hi
>
>Does anyone know about solar drying technologies for bulk products.
>
>I remember reading somewhere - I believe in a permaculture magazine - about 
>someone who had built solar drying rooms, I think they used a gas or other 
>heat source backup for when the temperature dropped below the critical 
>point,  I think the application was for timber drying.
>
>Our own application is for drying a hemp plastic that we will be making in 
>Mullumbimby (northern NSW). www.zelfoaustralia.com, we'd love an 
>alternative to using electricity (which of course would be green-power if 
>we have to go that route).
>
>- Mitra
>
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