David Hendley on sun 28 apr 02
It's not too difficult to build a cheap kiln shed if 'cheap' is your
primary goal.
Of course, you will be building your own kiln, since cheap is your
goal and you wouldn't have spent all those thousands on a
factory-made kiln when you could build your own for so much less.
Just make the angle iron corners of the kiln extend 3 feet above
the kiln in front, 2 feet above in back.
Bolt a couple of 2 X 6's from the front to the back, extending
3 feet beyond the angle iron on each end.
Lay 1 X4's across the 2 X6's every 2 feet, cantilevered 2 feet
beyond the 2 X6's on each end.
Nail a corrugated tin roof on top of the 1 X4's.
Don't buy new corrugated steel. Shop around at salvage yards
and junk yards. Used steel roofing is very common. You can
get all you need for a small kiln for 20 bucks or less.
If you want to come to Maydelle to pick it up, I've got a stack
I will give you.
Of course, the wooden components are subject to catching on
fire, but you didn't want to spend any extra money to buy
steel rafters.
Actually, it's not impossible to find used steel building
components, and it can end up being no more expensive than
building with wood.
The main hang-up for most people is that they don't have a
welder and/or don't know how to weld.
If you call up a metal building company and ask them to come
build you a building, of course it will be very expensive. They
will come and do a turn-key job with well-paid employees and all
new material.
You could take a welding class at the community college, buy
an AC welder, cutting torch, gas tanks and regulators, and the
materials to build a kiln shed for less than the cost of hiring the
metal building company to come do it.
You get to keep the welder and your new skills when the shed's
finished.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com
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