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My homemade 10 shelf drying box

solace

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It took about 5 hours to make but that's cause it was my first one, I want to make a version #2 that is made from the nicer wood I have lying around, not plywood. I need to test it out with my upcoming harvest to see if it can keep humidity around 48%.

Also, on the next one I build I'm making the door swing like a normal door... in case i want to crack it open for fresh air, that way all shelves will get even air distribution and not just the lower racks. Plus, I wont have to use a prop...I think I might just modify the current one by taking off the hinges and moving them if possible.

This one only has one plexi-glass for collecting fallen trichomes and plant matter, which goes on the bottom. I think I'll add in three to my next one cause i doubt trichomes from the top drying rack will fall all the way to the bottom.

Overall, I'm satisfied so far with it as a rough draft, just want to use different screws next time for drilling in the tracks cause they are visible on the outer sides like crazy. Hopefully it wont get too dry/humid inside it - May need holes drilled or a cpu fan added for sucking air out and letting it ease in through gaps/tiny cracks every 15 minutes or so.

Anyways, thought I'd share - if enough people like it I'll build my second one and make a tutorial for those that have the tools.:) Also, any suggestions/advice on what i should do for my next one would be nice... I was thinking of using alaskan cedar for the next one to kind of give the cannabis that nice smell!











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I'll go get more pics in a sec.... these are from before i added metal screening.

EDIT 3/3/2010: My next project wont just be a nicer wooden box, but my original plan: to make a plexiglass one, 90% plexi - i figured this would be a bad idea cause light could get in.... but it has no leaching smells and would work great! Perhaps plexi with a mat black surface coating (film preferably so that paint smells don't linger) on the outside and a few windows to peer in through. Hot glue the screens into the plexi frames. IDK, just throwing out some ideas for others to try out or if it's a good/bad idea before i do it.
 

solace

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here.



I'm definitely adding in some name plates as well for each shelf, to add my own labels to keep tabs on what's what when drying..
 

Kalicokitty

The cat that loves cannabis
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Wow, that is pretty nice.
What's the dry time in something like that compared to just clothes pinning buds to a hanger and letting them hang dry?(takes 5-7 days for me like that)
 

solace

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Wow, that is pretty nice.
What's the dry time in something like that compared to just clothes pinning buds to a hanger and letting them hang dry?(takes 5-7 days for me like that)

I'm not sure yet, I hope to make it dry around 7 days, if i can't keep the humidity up to about 50% then i'll have to stick a little air stone and water inside of it.
 
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NicholasSmokes

Really nice. If you add a fan and charcoal filter and maybe use a wood lighter weight than ply, you could sell it on eBay.
 

Saibai

栽培して収穫しましょう!
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Pretty nifty, would be a lot easier than hanging up large harvests.
 

solace

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Thanks all :)
and yeah definitely lighter wood next time, nicer quality as well.
idk about selling on ebay though, that's a thought though Nic! Worth a shot if I get any better/quicker.
 

DevilWeed

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Very nice setup! I have only done the clothes pin hang dry myself, but next harvest I want something like this. I may just copy your build, hope you don't mind. +rep for the skillz. :D
 

solace

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Very nice setup! I have only done the clothes pin hang dry myself, but next harvest I want something like this. I may just copy your build, hope you don't mind. +rep for the skillz. :D

Thanks Dev! I'd love to see more homemade wooden dry box's please do!!
 
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SunshineJoy

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Nice box! Kinda reminds me of an Excalibur dehydrator with the shelves.

I was thinking of using alaskan cedar for the next one to kind of give the cannabis that nice smell!

I wonder if your cannabis would give your Alaskan cedar a nice smell, in return.... :laughing:
 

DevilWeed

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Solace, just noticed your edit about plexi. They make black plexi...I think McMaster-Carr has it. That's a great idea...and I happen to have a 4x4 sheet of .25" black plexi hanging around already. :D
 

IWanaGetHiSoHi

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I was hinting at you showing us your gear at work. You know ... with some flowers drying ... Rep + on the design and quick execution. Kind of reminds me of a bee keepers box ...
 

reckon

Member
IF you go with "plexi" (which is acrylic), spend a little more coin and get the anti-static coated sheets or it's just a mess trying to collect a decent bunch, because after 4 scrapes the trichs are sticking to everything and flying around because of the static charge.

when you go to scrape the fallen trichs off of the plexi sheet, you'll thank me.

been there

(oh and NICE FUCKING BOX!! btw,........can't wait to see a mitered hardwood version, with a nice dark stain,.......great build)
 
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