O.T. D.T. O.T. and soundboard drying boxes

[Hechler Family]

Anything else?

Why - Yes - So - Your box is 8 foot long by 5 feet wide by 6 inches wide.

Where did you go to school? You can't have two dimensions of wide, now
can you?

So you mean your box is 8 foot long by 5 feet wide by 6 inches *thick or
deep*

Now, doesn't this make more sense!

Dimension police

Farrell wrote:
> There are likely about as many ways to build a drying box as there are
> piano soundboards in this world. That being said, a couple pictures at
> my attempt at soundboard drying box building. Mine is attached to the
> wall. If you wish to attach yours to the ceiling, that may be just
> fine, but don't worry about panels curling up - they don't. All that
> you really need to do is build it big enough to fit the largest panel
> you plan on building (8-foot long by 5-feet wide is a good idea) and
> wide enough to let air circulate around it. I think my box is about
> six inches wide. The front has two doors that hinge at each end - they
> open in the middle.
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> Below is picture of box interior. I insulated mine with 3/4" foam
> panel insulation. You can see a large continuous-duty 120V computer
> fan (Radio Shack) in the upper-left corner for air circulation.
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> You don't have to make it air-tight. In fact, you need to have some
> ventilation to let the excess water vapor out of the box. I have draw
> clamps at the top and bottom in the middle of where my two front doors
> meet - I only use the top one to clamp doors shut - the bottom stays
> open an inch or so - you need that to let moisture out. I have several
> DC rods in the bottom of my box as a heat source. The DC rods are
> regulated with a reptile thermostat (about $30 and works great - has a
> remote sensor). Then I have a good hygrometer to monitor RH.
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> Anything else?
>  
> Terry Farrell
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>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* michael campi <mailto:campimichael at hotmail.com>
>     SNIP
>     I would like to build a drying box for boards because I would like
>     to try to make a few boards for my uprights I need to know what
>     dimensions and what construction criteria apply. I will be
>     suspending the box from the roof so that  the board lays flat when
>     it is drying.
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>     Thanks in advance for the input
>
>     Michael
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Duaine Hechler
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