Nicely done. So, almost two years later, how's it working out? Would you do anything different, while keeping the same scope of the project? Has the decision not to insulate the floor caused any problems?
I SO love it when you don't talk. I'm glad you assume that those watching know what you're doing and how you're doing it and why you are doing it. Great video.
In addition to being a fantastic and useful build, I love the way you synched the working sounds to the music. Very nice build and very well done video!
This really is a satisfying video. Well thought out. And damn the drill through the finger. Ugh, been there 10 or 15 times over the years lol. Especially with Phillips bits.
Every wood worker should have one of these turning free wet wood into super expensive furniture ready wood year round. I’m waiting for someone to make one of these with a solar furnace next to it pumping in free heat.
Next you can hook up an Arduino and some servos, and open a close those air ports automatically to keep the temperature and humidity constant. Great project.
Great video, thank you very much! It just made my day :) After reading your articles on this kiln half a year ago I was thinking about building one and now I have this helpful video, definitely gonna try it. Just need to think and read first how differences in climate might affect the structure.
I do close to none carpentry projects where I would need an impact. In the meantime I got a cordless clutch drill same 12V as the little circular saw and jig saw in the vid.
Excellent video, excellent build. I would have tended towards a small solar panel for both resistive heating and to drive the fan, but I’m an electrical engineer! I wish that I had your build skills.
Revisited your channel and this vid almost a year ago, still 1:53 is the most enjoyable part of all the build videos out there! :) Especially a sax solo kicking in after.
I was with a friend last night talking about Japanese joinery and I showed him some of my projects and he said, there’s nobody else in Slovenia who does this and I said... I know a guy! I was talking about you and along comes this awesome video, nice work!
Sharp looking unit, Adrian! I'm building one from an old Emery Airfreight container. It's not going to look near as good as yours, but it's almost free. Except my labour, and I'm retired.
Thanks Nik! That's cool with that kind of container, looks nice. Mine I had to beautify it a bit so it will integrate in the garden when we will set it up more nicely :)
Nicely done and edited video. Far better than most of the ones I've seen on UA-cam. As much attention to detail and construction that you put into it I'm surprised you didn't use solar panels and thermostatic controls to run them.
Very nice project, maybe look at a solar powered fan. Also the inlets would be better in the front where the sun is so that you always have the warmer air which has more capacity to hold water.
I am pretty sure this is the first time I've watched a build video where I have found myself tapping my foot. Nice touch sir...... Oh and the solar kiln is pretty slick too. Nice work all round. Great idea..... Will watch with interest as you get some results.
Great project and a fantastic job as well! You dodged the bullet with the glove, but the drill won in the end. I always say, “it’s all about hard work and self sacrifice”. Thanks for the great idea!
Liked the video even before watching. Had no clue it would be this good though. Might have been a week since last time I smashed the like button to put it into perspective. Good job and thanks a lot.
Confess: how many times did you have to watch it to make it so perfectly synced with the music? Story line is perfect, made me chuckle a few times. You built something really awesome. Can I hire you for a small greenhouse? 😂😂😂
Super build and video 👍 I am thinking if you made a steam box... it would be good with ventilation holes at the bottom - maybe in the floor or walls and the top of the walls. It could make the electrical fan unnecessary 🤞 I think you have to make more natural airflow in the box 🙂
I must frankly admit that some of the design features of this build completely escape Me, but then My Knowledge of Solar construction is purely intuitive.
Wouldn't it work better if the outside walls were painted black to catch even more heat from the sun, and the inside walls painted white, to radiate back heat from the wood ? Very nice build anyway, love the editing !
On the outside don't know how much it will help since the heat has to pass through the insulation. I thougt of that too, but there is also the look aspect as it sits in my backyard. Inside, every kiln I saw was painted black, at least the top parts, those visible to the roof. They need to be black to attract and keep heat inside, otherwise white will reflect it back outside. Inside, in the dark, covered, area I just painted all black for the sake of...painting all of the inside, also to add a little extra layer to block moisture passing through the osb. Probably white there would have made a point to get back the heat to the wood. Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Two points: You made it only half as long as the minimum length of wood, 8' Point # 2 I would have put a sticker on the bunk under the first layer of boards to dry. You have a 4" contact point.
That length is that (1.5m/5') because that's more than enough for the small projects I do, plus a trunk of wood that size is more easy to transport in a normal car to the mill, or to take it from where it was cut. Size was determined mainly by my own needs. Those bottom pieces is what I could easily found in the back yard that time, plan for future is to make a steel frame to replace those, also because I want to use those kind of belts with click to tight the stack
Bro, buy battery power impact drill for screws, that drill is for predrilling holes only. You will be amazing when you put your first 3 1/2" deck screw in like butter with a impact driver. Way lighter, and cordless is where its at
You also wont strip screws near as easy. They are amazing. Ive put in 100's of thousands of screws in and pulled them out planking the wood onto custom yachts
Oh, and it also wont slip off and bust your fingers open near as easy. You will thank me. Impact driver. Can get dewalt combo set both the impact driver and drill...note how one is called a driver and one a drill. Predrilling holes then driving screws in. You can also bump the screw in a sense to snug it without slipping out of screw head slightly stripping it..
Beautifully done. Don't understand the need for the fan: with air inlet at bottom and outlet at top, would passive ventilation not be sufficient? And am dying to know what internal temp & RH is usual, and what wood moisture content resulted.
Thanks! You need the hot air formed up to go through the wood, natural will not happen. Check out my blog post in description there is a lot of data and graphs
En el policarbonato, deberías hacer los agujeros más grandes que el vástago del tornillo, poner una arandela y no apretar mucho. Con el calor se dilata, se arruga e incluso romperse
Do you think you could dry lumber in an old polycarb roof conservatory with a fan, mine is horrendous for getting hot in summer? It must be good for something
Dude, I loved this video. You did some shit that I think every guy whose not some world renowned carpenter has done. Getting yourself with the drill and needing to do first aid. Or when you left the jigsaw running while you adjusted your position, while completely letting go of the tool in the process. That's guy shit that we think is funny but hear about it from our spouses.
Great job! Would you recommend this type of kiln over the dehumidifier/heater kiln? I am leaning towards making the heater/dehumidifier to speed up drying time. Thanx!
Thanks! Is about the cost, you will still have to make a sealed isolated enclosure, plus spending money on the unit and on the electricity. This type is almost no current consuming, maybe 1-2$/mo running that 20-30W fan
@@AdrianPreda A solar fan would also eliminate that cost and simplify control, since sunlight in = fan on. I am curious though, why your fan is oriented horizontally instead of vertically?
Hi Adrian, I was wondering where you have been! I like the drying kiln, nice job! Nice to see a power tool in your hand, but hope the wood dries soon. Looking forward to see what you make out of it!
You are the first person I've seen in many years to use a plugged in drill as opposed to a cordless one 😲😲 Good job though, nicely built 😄👍 Glen 👍 P.S. how long does it take on average to dry your timber out in your solar kiln ?? I might build one for myself 👍
Yes, that was savage! :) I cannot justify spending 2-300 something on a good cordless drill or a set with an impact driver, I just don't use them in my kind of work. There are others in line, handplanes, saw, chisels etc that will make more use :) About 1-2 mo depending on how wet it is, thickness, sun outside etc. I did a blog post about the first batch I dried, it took me 9 days but it was already at 12% before kiln drying. Thanks!
Thank you Marco! Ah, I also didn't watched how it was milled :) I took it to a pallet factory where they have a sawmill, left it there, and returned couple of days later to take them. I would have added a scene from there absolutely. Sadly I wasn't able to film when we cut the trees :( I just put those scenes at the beginning with the remaining roots :))
Where did you get the hammer-in probes? I watched a few times as I was building a kiln basically like yours and the probes are the one thing I can't seem to find - probably because I don't know what keywords to use when searching, and just keep getting a bunch of probe types that are definitely not what I want. Also, I only use corded drills. There's just no substitute for reliable and predictable power and performance.
It's a nice video and kiln, but it looks expensive for such a small stack of wood to dry. What did it cost to build, compared to the value of drying your own wood? Do you have any idea of the break-even point on this as an investment for future woodworking?
are you using pine for the frame? what kind of finish did you put on it? will it be able to handle the outdoor elements? heat? cold? snow? rain? Thanks
Nicely done. So, almost two years later, how's it working out? Would you do anything different, while keeping the same scope of the project? Has the decision not to insulate the floor caused any problems?
I SO love it when you don't talk. I'm glad you assume that those watching know what you're doing and how you're doing it and why you are doing it.
Great video.
In addition to being a fantastic and useful build, I love the way you synched the working sounds to the music. Very nice build and very well done video!
هذا الذي تقوم به هو الأن حلم لكل نجار سوري بسبب تكلفته الباحظة وعدم توافر عمل .
عمل رائع جدا دمت بخير صديقي
I absolutely *love* how you integrated the construction sounds into the music.
Syncing the music to the footage is some next level shit. It really adds to the watchability of the vid.
Thank you, glad you like that!
Foarte buna lucrare mult succes și multe realizari
Adrian Preda yeah I’m currently on a binge watch of your channel, it’s next level stuff
Literally gonna say the same thing but everyone did
I noticed that too.
That's pretty much how it was done by professionals for years, only smaller. Great video, you probably build awesome furniture as well.
Awesome, thanks for sharing. Watching guys like you has inspired me to do more woodworking and can't believe how satisfying it is!
Thanks! Glad to hear that!
Looks like an excellent way to store green firewood off by south deck.
This really is a satisfying video. Well thought out. And damn the drill through the finger. Ugh, been there 10 or 15 times over the years lol. Especially with Phillips bits.
Every wood worker should have one of these turning free wet wood into super expensive furniture ready wood year round.
I’m waiting for someone to make one of these with a solar furnace next to it pumping in free heat.
I thought about that
Next you can hook up an Arduino and some servos, and open a close those air ports automatically to keep the temperature and humidity constant. Great project.
Thanks! Yep, thinking to implement this, maybe also control over gsm or internet to control it from home
You should get yourself a decent cordless drill and driver. Life will never be the same. So worth it. Nice job, :)
In the meantime I got a drill, but for an impact driver...neah I rarely do this kind of carpentry projects so I better buy other tools instead :)
Great video, thank you very much! It just made my day :) After reading your articles on this kiln half a year ago I was thinking about building one and now I have this helpful video, definitely gonna try it. Just need to think and read first how differences in climate might affect the structure.
My state (Texas) is a solar kiln. :)
How's that going for ya now?
The video cutting with the drill is awsome! It sounds great :-D
Love that you you screwed everything together. and just three Taps of a hammer.
I think this build would have forced me to buy a cordless impact :D. You have the patience of a saint for dealing with cords for that entire build.
I do close to none carpentry projects where I would need an impact. In the meantime I got a cordless clutch drill same 12V as the little circular saw and jig saw in the vid.
The editing on this video is GREAT!
Really well build and nice looking kiln, I've learned some stuff from the video. Thank you Adrian!
Excellent video, excellent build. I would have tended towards a small solar panel for both resistive heating and to drive the fan, but I’m an electrical engineer! I wish that I had your build skills.
This is just beautyfull, very well made. Might copy parts of it one day. You are really inspiring.
Thank you very much!
Excellent job, sorry about the finger... Glad to see you back...
Ha ha, it's already cured, just a tiny scarf left, but it really drilled my finger that PZ2 bit :))
Thanks!
Some nice video cuts to align with the music! Great project, simple tools, amazing.
Revisited your channel and this vid almost a year ago, still 1:53 is the most enjoyable part of all the build videos out there! :) Especially a sax solo kicking in after.
So basically you built a house for the wood you're going to turn into boxes. Well played sir
A house for wood to be cooked, then cut and sliced, spiced with danish oil and then served
You guys are awesome
hei Adi, where do you live? I work with wood in Sibiu and my name is Voicu
I used the wood to destroy the wood. It almost killed me. But the work is done. It always will be.
I was with a friend last night talking about Japanese joinery and I showed him some of my projects and he said, there’s nobody else in Slovenia who does this and I said... I know a guy! I was talking about you and along comes this awesome video, nice work!
Thanks Randy!
Don't worry you are still the only one :)) I don't live anymore there, we moved to Romania some months ago :)
Adrian Preda I’m sorry to hear that you’re not here anymore. I hope you’re doing well and enjoying your new home.
This is a fantastic project. Great job, and thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Sharp looking unit, Adrian! I'm building one from an old Emery Airfreight container. It's not going to look near as good as yours, but it's almost free. Except my labour, and I'm retired.
Thanks Nik! That's cool with that kind of container, looks nice.
Mine I had to beautify it a bit so it will integrate in the garden when we will set it up more nicely :)
Bravo, Adita. Keep up the good work and follow your dream.
Mersi Vic!
Great video loved the syncopated construction sounds especially drill\ describing at the beginning. Great work as usual 🎼🎼
Thank you Glen! Yeah, this was fun to edit, had more action to play with🙂
Impact and Torx bits- will change your life!
I can relate, but I don't do this kind od prjects so often, I better spend the money on other tools :)
Nicely done and edited video. Far better than most of the ones I've seen on UA-cam. As much attention to detail and construction that you put into it I'm surprised you didn't use solar panels and thermostatic controls to run them.
Very nice project, maybe look at a solar powered fan. Also the inlets would be better in the front where the sun is so that you always have the warmer air which has more capacity to hold water.
I am pretty sure this is the first time I've watched a build video where I have found myself tapping my foot. Nice touch sir...... Oh and the solar kiln is pretty slick too. Nice work all round. Great idea..... Will watch with interest as you get some results.
Very well made. 👌✌️
Major bonus points if you heated your shop with it.
Great project and a fantastic job as well! You dodged the bullet with the glove, but the drill won in the end. I always say, “it’s all about hard work and self sacrifice”. Thanks for the great idea!
Thank you very much! Yep, that hit me :) forgot to take them off after I put that nasty wool
Very tidy build, very well put-together video. Cheers for sharing!
Thank you very much!
Really cool idea. Nice video! Thanks.
Faină treabă faci! Sănătate și spor!
Multumesc!
Liked the video even before watching. Had no clue it would be this good though. Might have been a week since last time I smashed the like button to put it into perspective. Good job and thanks a lot.
Thank you also for watching! Very glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
Confess: how many times did you have to watch it to make it so perfectly synced with the music? Story line is perfect, made me chuckle a few times. You built something really awesome. Can I hire you for a small greenhouse? 😂😂😂
Not to many times sincerely, compared to the previous ones :)) Sure, anytime, you can pay me in tomatoes, I eat them like fruits :)) Thanks!
Very nice build and a great addition for the dyi'r. Great job all around
Thank you!
Very nice and looks like it will work great! Thank.
Super build and video 👍
I am thinking if you made a steam box... it would be good with ventilation holes at the bottom - maybe in the floor or walls and the top of the walls. It could make the electrical fan unnecessary 🤞
I think you have to make more natural airflow in the box 🙂
Îmi place că lucri iuti tari, bre,........acum, fără mișto, grozav lucrat, mult spor la treabă!
lovely work and a very interesting process. thanks!
Very nice! Very good idea. Thank you, Adrian.
Thank you also!
Bravo Adrian, super frumos!!
Multumesc!
I must frankly admit that some of the design features of this build completely escape Me, but then My Knowledge of Solar construction is purely intuitive.
Nicely done!
Thank you!
5:52 I Learned something.
And... nice build.
I knew something was about to happen with that out of focus zoom in.
That looks amazing good job 👏
Satisfying build video Sir 🖖
Wouldn't it work better if the outside walls were painted black to catch even more heat from the sun, and the inside walls painted white, to radiate back heat from the wood ?
Very nice build anyway, love the editing !
On the outside don't know how much it will help since the heat has to pass through the insulation. I thougt of that too, but there is also the look aspect as it sits in my backyard.
Inside, every kiln I saw was painted black, at least the top parts, those visible to the roof. They need to be black to attract and keep heat inside, otherwise white will reflect it back outside. Inside, in the dark, covered, area I just painted all black for the sake of...painting all of the inside, also to add a little extra layer to block moisture passing through the osb. Probably white there would have made a point to get back the heat to the wood.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
@@AdrianPreda Good point ! I'll look into the reasons for kilns to be painted black on the inside, you got me interested.
Thanks for your answer !
Nice build.
Torx longe live ♥️💪🏾. Great job man. Love that you show the "bad" footage.
Fantastically well done video, great skills all round
Hello my friend. Good idea for drying wood. furnace I watched curiously. congratulations. You did good. greetings..............
Thank you too for watching! Cheers!
5:55 happens all the time 🤣
7:44 that's why I love torx screws 😅
That first shot of the finished product was so nice I thought you HAD used the cherry and walnut to build it hahaha good job man!
Haha no😀 I've used to cheapest construction lumber and paneling for this. The cherry is for fine woodworks stuff
Really interesting build. Excellent presentation (no constant facials!) Like the way thought through the design. Will sub, Thanks Adrian
pretty pretty pretty cool, mate.
Thank you!
Two points:
You made it only half as long as the minimum length of wood, 8'
Point # 2
I would have put a sticker on the bunk under the first layer of boards to dry.
You have a 4" contact point.
That length is that (1.5m/5') because that's more than enough for the small projects I do, plus a trunk of wood that size is more easy to transport in a normal car to the mill, or to take it from where it was cut. Size was determined mainly by my own needs.
Those bottom pieces is what I could easily found in the back yard that time, plan for future is to make a steel frame to replace those, also because I want to use those kind of belts with click to tight the stack
I would only say to look for giant computer case fans and small solar panels to run them.
I just responded to a fellow earlier, If I would run the kiln with that 30W fan for a whole month it will cost me 1.5$ the electricity bill
Foarte tare!
Bro, buy battery power impact drill for screws, that drill is for predrilling holes only. You will be amazing when you put your first 3 1/2" deck screw in like butter with a impact driver. Way lighter, and cordless is where its at
You also wont strip screws near as easy. They are amazing. Ive put in 100's of thousands of screws in and pulled them out planking the wood onto custom yachts
Oh, and it also wont slip off and bust your fingers open near as easy. You will thank me. Impact driver. Can get dewalt combo set both the impact driver and drill...note how one is called a driver and one a drill. Predrilling holes then driving screws in. You can also bump the screw in a sense to snug it without slipping out of screw head slightly stripping it..
A different work, magnific like always, thanks to share it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for watching too!
Nice build, looks good.
Thank you!
Beautifully done. Don't understand the need for the fan: with air inlet at bottom and outlet at top, would passive ventilation not be sufficient? And am dying to know what internal temp & RH is usual, and what wood moisture content resulted.
Thanks! You need the hot air formed up to go through the wood, natural will not happen. Check out my blog post in description there is a lot of data and graphs
Uses a corded drill and a cordless skilsaw? I guess use what you have
Someone gift this guy an M12 drill driver set !
Great job!
Nice build bit here in the uk not sure I’d get enough sun 🥴
En el policarbonato, deberías hacer los agujeros más grandes que el vástago del tornillo, poner una arandela y no apretar mucho. Con el calor se dilata, se arruga e incluso romperse
Great video!
Do you think you could dry lumber in an old polycarb roof conservatory with a fan, mine is horrendous for getting hot in summer? It must be good for something
Dude, I loved this video. You did some shit that I think every guy whose not some world renowned carpenter has done. Getting yourself with the drill and needing to do first aid. Or when you left the jigsaw running while you adjusted your position, while completely letting go of the tool in the process. That's guy shit that we think is funny but hear about it from our spouses.
Very Nice!
Really enjoyed the video until the end. You didn't show me the finished wood!!! 😊😊😊Geez!!!
You will see plenty of it in the next weeks :) I'm building a desk from it. First video tonight :)
Great job! Would you recommend this type of kiln over the dehumidifier/heater kiln? I am leaning towards making the heater/dehumidifier to speed up drying time. Thanx!
Thanks! Is about the cost, you will still have to make a sealed isolated enclosure, plus spending money on the unit and on the electricity. This type is almost no current consuming, maybe 1-2$/mo running that 20-30W fan
@@AdrianPreda A solar fan would also eliminate that cost and simplify control, since sunlight in = fan on. I am curious though, why your fan is oriented horizontally instead of vertically?
very smart project👏👏
Thank you!
Hi Adrian, I was wondering where you have been! I like the drying kiln, nice job! Nice to see a power tool in your hand, but hope the wood dries soon. Looking forward to see what you make out of it!
Thank you Patrick! The cherry is already dried :) I will begin using it very soon, can wait to see what fiber will be revealed after planing.
Slightly insensitive Patrick given that at 7:44 the power tool was literally in his hand.
Top quality work; pro production values. Just throw on some PPE when necessary to set the example and you're golden.
You are the first person I've seen in many years to use a plugged in drill as opposed to a cordless one 😲😲
Good job though, nicely built 😄👍
Glen 👍
P.S. how long does it take on average to dry your timber out in your solar kiln ?? I might build one for myself 👍
Yes, that was savage! :) I cannot justify spending 2-300 something on a good cordless drill or a set with an impact driver, I just don't use them in my kind of work. There are others in line, handplanes, saw, chisels etc that will make more use :)
About 1-2 mo depending on how wet it is, thickness, sun outside etc. I did a blog post about the first batch I dried, it took me 9 days but it was already at 12% before kiln drying.
Thanks!
You are back! Good!
Bravo!
Chiar frumos.
Multumesc!
Nice one Adrian. Been thinking about this myself!
Thank you!
Really neat!
Very cool!
I could live there:))
Realy great work! Thanks
You always surprise me, Adrian. This video and the idea behind it are amazing. Will you past a video on how you milled the wood as well? I hope so.
Thank you Marco! Ah, I also didn't watched how it was milled :) I took it to a pallet factory where they have a sawmill, left it there, and returned couple of days later to take them. I would have added a scene from there absolutely. Sadly I wasn't able to film when we cut the trees :( I just put those scenes at the beginning with the remaining roots :))
@@AdrianPreda I'm sure it'll be beautiful lumber to work with
Where did you get the hammer-in probes? I watched a few times as I was building a kiln basically like yours and the probes are the one thing I can't seem to find - probably because I don't know what keywords to use when searching, and just keep getting a bunch of probe types that are definitely not what I want.
Also, I only use corded drills. There's just no substitute for reliable and predictable power and performance.
Hi, those are just some M2.5 screws (were the most similar I found in diameter like the meter's pins) and sharpened by me on a dremel tool.
It's a nice video and kiln, but it looks expensive for such a small stack of wood to dry. What did it cost to build, compared to the value of drying your own wood? Do you have any idea of the break-even point on this as an investment for future woodworking?
Well done!!
Thank you!
Looks great, hows it perform?
oh boi this is a good one
A drill without a torque clutch isn't the best tool for driving screws, but it sounds cool!
Ah yes, I don't have a dedicated one cause I don't need it so much, that drill is a workhorse though, abused it a lot over the years :)
are you using pine for the frame? what kind of finish did you put on it? will it be able to handle the outdoor elements? heat? cold? snow? rain?
Thanks