Bob Santerre on tue 1 oct 02
Hi Marianne,
I made a drying rack/chamber exactly like the one you describe below
with 5 differences - (1) for shelving I purchased some plastic utility
shelving units that are stackable to essentially any height you need and
the shelves are made with an open honeycomb-like lattice that allows the
bottoms of pots to dry just like the other surfaces, (2) I bought 2 of
these units and taped them together to make a larger square chamber
appx. 40"x40"x72"H, (3) I placed a piece of fiber board on the bottom
shelf to further block air flow, (4) I added 2 light bulb fixtures to
the bottom shelf (supported by some bricks to stabilize them and prevent
heating/melting of the bottom shelf) so I can add small amounts of heat
to the chamber to assist the drying/evaporation process if needed, and
(5) I cut 2 flaps (creating 4"x4" holes) into the top plastic sheet (12
inches above the top shelf) so I can open or close these flaps to give
me a little more control of the rate of drying.
Thanks for taking the time to describe your drying chamber which prodded
me to add the above (I started out with 2 differences and kept adding
others as they came to mind).
Bob
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Marianne Lombardo wrote:
>I got tired of covering up pots individually. What I did was this. I
>bought a metal shelving unit, the cheap $18 ones with I think 6 shelves. I
>bought a roll of very heavy plastic at the hardware store. This stuff is
>very wide. On the back and two sides of each shelf I securely taped two
>layers of the plastic. On the front at the top of each shelf I taped the
>plastic to the top of the shelf, so it is like a flap I can lift up. (I used
>duct tape as I find it's terrific stuff for everything)
>
>I glued some velcro strips to the two sides and bottom edge of the flap and
>matching velco onto the metal. I just lift the flap up, place the ware on
>the shelf, lower the flap and press the velcro together.
>
>It probably isn't really totally air tight, but it works fine. If I really
>need to slow down the drying time a lot, I also place a couple of little
>bowls of water on the shelf.
>
>Marianne Lombardo
>Omemee, Ontario, Canada
>email: mlombardo@nexicom.net
>
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Eddie Krieger on tue 1 oct 02
An old upright freezer works great. I can delay the drying time using a
humidor type arrangement by putting newspaper in a bowl of water and setting
that on the bottom of the freezer. Takes up a lot of room but it works great
and was going to the dump.
Eddie Krieger
Abilene, Texas
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