4 day bud dryer for $40.

Originally Posted by panhead

I posted a link to the carbon filter in my signature.

Cool, appreciate it, thanks again for all the great ideas.......

Now am in process of making of of these suckers ... but using a pc fan and tought how about mounting the pc supply in one of the corners of the box to slightly act as a heater...? If this is possible?

Might be able to give off some slight heat to help without overheating the pc supply...

Originally Posted by BRSkunk

Now am in process of making of of these suckers ... but using a pc fan and tought how about mounting the pc supply in one of the corners of the box to slightly act as a heater...? If this is possible?

Might be able to give off some slight heat to help without overheating the pc supply...

If i was to use a pc fan i'd be very cautious,the key to not getting mold is to have a constant air flow,im not sure a pc fan would be up to the task once the bud dryer was packed full,you need to pull fresh air around every last bud top & bottom,seems a huge task for such a small cfm volume fan.

seems to be blowing out alot to me have 6 air vent holes... + another pc fan inside it moving the air around...

Originally Posted by BRSkunk

seems to be blowing out alot to me have 6 air vent holes... + another pc fan inside it moving the air around...

Hey,if pc fans work thats even better,the more options the better i'd say,im just very leary of low cfm fans but its hard to argue with something thats working

How about this for an economical heat source. Use a 50 or 100 watt incandescent light bulb inside a coffee can (to block the light since you need to dry in the dark) inside the box. Or, a small box or galvanized steel duct with the bulb inside it outside of the dryer's intake and a light trap connecting it to the dryer. You could control the internal temperature with a ductstat inline thermostat (available at Home Depot or Menards) hooked up to the bulb.

Personally I think this idea rocks, Simple and 4 days in enough for me to dry.

Carbon filtering for a box like that can be as simple as buying a 'cut to fit carbon filter, about $9.00 at Menards and fitting it over your holes. I put it over all of the intake and out flow when I built mine. The filter is 48" by 16", even covering the basket for the muffin fan I used it only took one filter. Bud Dryer VV

Originally Posted by VictorVIcious

Carbon filtering for a box like that can be as simple as buying a 'cut to fit carbon filter, about $9.00 at Menards and fitting it over your holes. I put it over all of the intake and out flow when I built mine. The filter is 48" by 16", even covering the basket for the muffin fan I used it only took one filter. Bud Dryer VV

Hey victor,im a bit slow so can you help me out

What are you using for the heat source ? from what im seeing in your pics & reading in the thread the food dehydrator is the heat source correct ?

This is the obstacle im struggeling with right now,i think if i can raise the temp to a constant 80 degrees i can cut my drying time in half,ive got a massive cola getting ready to come down thats so dense it worries me, i cant bring myself to chop it up for drying,i think the added heat source speeding things up will assure no mold.

Ya know,there should be a seperate forum where members can post all the DIY stuff they've made,if i had seen your bud dryer before i sat & thought about mine,along with looking at Al Fuct's dryer it woulda made my job much easier.