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Senior Member Username: Suckerfree
Post Number: 122 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 06:43 am: |
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I have two crates there, with a box fan in the middle, that way it has air to draw from the bottom. Black greenhouse screen is layed across it. The mushrooms do not blow off while fan is on lowest setting, lots of room to dry on top.
that's an air tight container, polyfil, a jar, a little cup with damprid inside, the jar lid with a screen inside. and a bigger screen to be the shelf.
I drilled holes in the jar's lid, and then cut a screen to size. I got a 2oz cup that when placed in the jar, it's lip holds at the top. I poked holes all at the bottom and going around the bottom. then i filled it with damprid, set it in the jar, and screwed on the lid. That way water can fall to the bottom of the jar.
the jar is placed in the air tight container, polyfil is added all around to keep in place, and to hold screen shelf.
Add fan dried mushies. |
  
Imok Urok2 (Imok)
Moderator Username: Imok
Post Number: 748 Registered: 07-2002
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 07:13 am: |
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archive material to drying/storage Nice pics and tek
Hope this helps
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grimble g grumble (Grimblegrumble)
Intermediate Member Username: Grimblegrumble
Post Number: 60 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 07:51 am: |
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Nice, but seems kind of elaborate. After fan drying and sometime in a tupperware on a screen over damp-rid I finish with something like this to get that extra cracker dry:
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Smerd (Smerd)
Senior Member Username: Smerd
Post Number: 314 Registered: 05-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 06:42 pm: |
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What's the advantage of having Damp Rid separated from the drying chamber's bottom (i.e., so that water can drain below)? Does stuff dry faster or does the Damp Rid last longer? Damp Rid seems fine just poured straight into the bottom of a tin, so long as the fruit doesn't touch the Damp Rid. Just wondering ... Nice setup, by the way. Pretty similar to the one we had. Initiative comes to those who wait.
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Hippie3 (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin
Post Number: 10840 Registered: 02-2001
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 08:14 pm: |
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hey, i have a cannister set like that too.
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Joe Millionaire (Rotterdam_y2k)
Senior Member Username: Rotterdam_y2k
Post Number: 623 Registered: 07-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 08:26 pm: |
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So do I! Sears, Merry Mushroom, 1978
 "Ekam Sat Vipras Bahudda Vidante" The One Truth is named by the wise in many ways.
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Joe Millionaire (Rotterdam_y2k)
Senior Member Username: Rotterdam_y2k
Post Number: 624 Registered: 07-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 08:27 pm: |
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Do you have the salt and pepper shakers? I've got an EXTRA set. "Ekam Sat Vipras Bahudda Vidante" The One Truth is named by the wise in many ways.
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Hippie3 (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin
Post Number: 10843 Registered: 02-2001
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 10:42 pm: |
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Do you have the salt and pepper shakers? yep.

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who me? (Suckerfree)
Senior Member Username: Suckerfree
Post Number: 125 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 11:28 pm: |
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smerd, i did it that way because that's the system damprid uses. (hanging kind, the bucket kind, and the little rectangle.) i just figure hey, they're doing it that way, i might as well too. maybe they know something i don't... |
  
Gnisnal Esob (Ynos_cetla)
Member Username: Ynos_cetla
Post Number: 31 Registered: 09-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 11:41 pm: |
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Here are some pics of drier I made, it works very well. The seperate containers are glued together, but the lids still come off, so replacing decinent can be done without having to disturbe the drying mushies. With all the lids shut its airtight. Mushies that have been fan dried for 24hrs are completly dry after only about 8 hours in this drier.
(Message edited by Ynos_cetla on January 15, 2004)
ARRRR Gimme yer treasure!!
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- - - - - (Redstorm)
Member Username: Redstorm
Post Number: 41 Registered: 09-2003
| Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 01:39 am: |
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Wow, thats one hell of a setup! ~Peace |
  
grimble g grumble (Grimblegrumble)
Intermediate Member Username: Grimblegrumble
Post Number: 62 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 04:22 am: |
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I love those canisters! I bought mine at an antique mall, had to have them. Mine are circa 1976. I'm jealous Hippie, I wish I had the salt and pepper shakers... |
  
Hippie3 (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin
Post Number: 10876 Registered: 02-2001
| Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 02:08 pm: |
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I'm jealous Hippie, I wish I had the salt and pepper shakers... PM joe millionaire, perhaps he'd trade/sell his extra set...
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Hippie3 (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin
Post Number: 10877 Registered: 02-2001
| Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 02:09 pm: |
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Gnisnal Esob thx for sharing.

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Roc (Rochester)
Senior Member Username: Rochester
Post Number: 951 Registered: 05-2003
| Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 05:24 pm: |
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Nice setup Gnisnal!!!
Roc
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Dooby Dooby Doo (Doobydoobydoo)
Senior Member Username: Doobydoobydoo
Post Number: 176 Registered: 09-2003
| Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 06:22 pm: |
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What power source do you hook that cpu fan up to? I always wanted to utilize some old case fans but never could find a way to power them outside the comp case. |
  
banjojo (Banjojo)
Senior Member Username: Banjojo
Post Number: 473 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 06:33 pm: |
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What about a computer power supply unit? there's a fungus among us!
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Gnisnal Esob (Ynos_cetla)
Member Username: Ynos_cetla
Post Number: 35 Registered: 09-2003
| Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 07:08 pm: |
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I hook it directly to the motherboard on my pc, the drier sits on top of it. Not really somehting most people could do, but any old AT powersupply can be plugged into a wall outlet to provide 12v and 5v for pc fans.
ARRRR Gimme yer treasure!!
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Phunguy (Phunguy)
Member Username: Phunguy
Post Number: 22 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 10:45 pm: |
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To supply power for old computer fans or other "muffin" fans, just figure out the voltage (probably printed on the fan, but usually 12v or 5v). Then get a DC adapter of the same voltage like from old unused electronics, cell phone chargers, etc. You know the ones with the big box-shaped plug on the wall side and usually a circular adapter to plug into the device. You can then just tape the leads onto the interior and exterior of the adapter. Or if you don't want to reuse the adapter for its original purpose, cut the end off and twist and tape or solder the fan leads to the power wires. Make sure you line up positive and negative correctly.
================================================= My posts are entirely theoretical. They do not condone or represent any real world event or situation.
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Jorneyer (Jorneyer)
Senior Member Username: Jorneyer
Post Number: 245 Registered: 01-2003
| Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 12:08 am: |
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A 10v power transformer will run a 12v fan Actually it seems a bit quieter, still works fine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha ------------------------------------------------- gone, gone, gone beyond, completely exposed, so-be-it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Dooby Dooby Doo (Doobydoobydoo)
Senior Member Username: Doobydoobydoo
Post Number: 183 Registered: 09-2003
| Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 05:55 pm: |
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Hm, old power supply just used outside the case. Too obvious! Didn't even think about that. Too many doobies for Dooby. I've got old PC's and parts taking up far too much space. Time to start strippin em down  |