I just bought one delivered it yesterday I been thing it prolly would work glad I seen ur video was a success so now I fe more confident my investment may not be a total loss. Thank you
Since it reads 0. You need it to pick up moisture.. then finish it , correct? So you would have to leave this bowl in the temp/humidity area(house) you want it to be at so it can now re take in some moisture.
I'm curious what was the room temp and humidity where you did this test. I live in Texas where it is very hot in the summer, but also very humid. I'm thinking if the ambient temp and humidity are much higher, like 90 degrees F and 80% humidity, this solution might not work as well. I am investigating a closed system where I have an insulated, tightly sealed space with a heat source, fan, and a dehumidifier in it, once could much better control the temp and rh%, without heating the entire shop.
I have been using the food dehydrator for the past year. First saw it on a video by the Wood Whirler. I experienced the same lack of a reading when first removed from the dehydrator. I finish turn and apply a couple coats of sanding sealer before it goes in. I know now to check the moisture a couple days later. I dry mine at 131degrees for up to 80 hours where it comes back at about 8%. Did you recheck yours, what did it come back at? Reiner, a fellow Turner love it
Thanks for the feedback Reiner. If I recall correctly it was 4% however in other attempts with rough turned pieces I got between 10 and 12 but I never done more that 8 hrs on it. Also a thick turned walnut bowl developed a lot of thin cracks I think because it was wet and too thick. Wind up looking aged like it was 200 years old so it worked out I guess 😅
I too saw the dehydrator method on the wood whirler and just got around to getting a dehydrator and trying it. do you twice turn using the dehydrator both times? Does it move much when you seal it and put it back in? I am still trying different approaches.
Since the air flow in the dehydrator goes primarily along the outside, I'd be curious what the moisture level was on various points inside the bowl. How has it held up? Any cracks developed on it?
I'm glad you asked because i just tested that after an experiment on a video I'm working on. The bowl in this video remains exactly the same to this day, however i did a rough turned one that changed shape slightly 3 days after turning to finish. So i checked with the next rough turned one and there was a discrepancy between the inside and outside. So i place it upside down for few more hrs and that worked. the other thing i learned is that it needs to cool off before testing. I think, rotating and flipping during the drying process is a must.
I just bought one delivered it yesterday I been thing it prolly would work glad I seen ur video was a success so now I fe more confident my investment may not be a total loss. Thank you
I lost mine 😊. My wife stole it to dry her herbs she grows in our backyard. 😢
Thanks for posting! My dehydrator will be here Monday! 👍🏽
Good video, interesting experiment, thanks
weighing the bowl before and after (in grams) would be interesting.
Could maybe leave it in there for even half that amount of time and it would be dry enough, and save some electricity :D
Since it reads 0. You need it to pick up moisture.. then finish it , correct? So you would have to leave this bowl in the temp/humidity area(house) you want it to be at so it can now re take in some moisture.
I'm curious what was the room temp and humidity where you did this test. I live in Texas where it is very hot in the summer, but also very humid. I'm thinking if the ambient temp and humidity are much higher, like 90 degrees F and 80% humidity, this solution might not work as well. I am investigating a closed system where I have an insulated, tightly sealed space with a heat source, fan, and a dehumidifier in it, once could much better control the temp and rh%, without heating the entire shop.
Success! Beautiful bowl :) Will you use mineral oil on it? YAY!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Celina. I used walnut oil and beeswax on it.
I wonder if they make on that's. 24 inches across.
I have been using the food dehydrator for the past year. First saw it on a video by the Wood Whirler. I experienced the same lack of a reading when first removed from the dehydrator. I finish turn and apply a couple coats of sanding sealer before it goes in. I know now to check the moisture a couple days later. I dry mine at 131degrees for up to 80 hours where it comes back at about 8%. Did you recheck yours, what did it come back at? Reiner, a fellow Turner
love it
Thanks for the feedback Reiner. If I recall correctly it was 4% however in other attempts with rough turned pieces I got between 10 and 12 but I never done more that 8 hrs on it. Also a thick turned walnut bowl developed a lot of thin cracks I think because it was wet and too thick. Wind up looking aged like it was 200 years old so it worked out I guess 😅
I too saw the dehydrator method on the wood whirler and just got around to getting a dehydrator and trying it. do you twice turn using the dehydrator both times? Does it move much when you seal it and put it back in? I am still trying different approaches.
Since the air flow in the dehydrator goes primarily along the outside, I'd be curious what the moisture level was on various points inside the bowl. How has it held up? Any cracks developed on it?
I'm glad you asked because i just tested that after an experiment on a video I'm working on. The bowl in this video remains exactly the same to this day, however i did a rough turned one that changed shape slightly 3 days after turning to finish. So i checked with the next rough turned one and there was a discrepancy between the inside and outside. So i place it upside down for few more hrs and that worked. the other thing i learned is that it needs to cool off before testing. I think, rotating and flipping during the drying process is a must.