How Do You Build A Solar Kiln?
Solar kilns are convenient for your lumber; they are cheaper to construct and operate. The only operating cost is the electricity used for running the fans for air circulation. You can make your own solar kiln if you are good at following instructions and good with your hands. Make use of a good glazing for the roof. You may use corrugated polycarbonate from a green house supply company; however even the plastic sheeting should work well for a short time. Anything transparent enough to let the UV rays to permeate into the kiln should be good enough. Pitch the roof at the same angle as the latitude of your house. To construct the floor of the solar kiln, you can choose a regular joist kind of floor or a concrete pad. Lay two white oak beams 4″x6″x8″on the ground and level them. Build you kiln on skids, so that you can move them when you want to. Lay a painted sheet of 3/4″ plywood above the skids and then put 2″x6″ floor joists below, and insulate them in between. On top of the joists,
