Here are a few photos of a drying cabinet i built. I also find there is no need for an additional heat source such as a light bulb since the dehumidifier heats the air in the box up to about 40 deg C.
Nice job on the workmanship - it looks more like a piece of furniture than mine does.
I made a single column cabinet loosely based on the Passfire design. The part I didn't like was making the screens - it took as long to make them as it did for the box. It uses a 'personal' dehumidifier which doesn't generate much heat so I use a light bulb. I built a duct on top and vented it with a computer fan down to the dehumidifier. You can just see it in the picture below.
http://www.wichitabu.../dehydrates.jpg
I think the main drawback to mine is the bare lightbulb at the bottom. It doesn't get hot enough to ignite anything but it does get hot and I think I need to put a screen around it (or relocate it to the duct somehow).
The reason it is slightly elevated is that I built it on rollers so it can be moved around the shop.
The dryer does work very well - it gets to just over 100 degrees F and down to about 25% humidity.
Edited by LadyKate, 30 September 2005 - 02:03 PM.
