SWIM has an idea for a general drying device to be used for most drying purposes. The device would comprise of two frames: One screened off on all sides (top and bottom as well) with a hatch on one side, the other able to hold a standard sized box fan securely with an open back for air passage. The legs on the the fan side would be about 6in. and hinged to fold up while the legs on the screened side would be 2-3in. and fixed in place.

The fan would always be blowing away from the screened off area. When standing on its longer legs, it could be used to dry botanicals--such as psilocybe or trichocereus flesh--overtop the fan blowing down. When standing on its shorter legs, an evaporation dish could be placed inside the screened area, under the fan blowing up.

This should work wonders, but suggestions or other ideas are welcome.

Also SWIM was wondering if he could get a ballpark figure of the ratio of grams of dried tricho flesh to inches of fresh tricho cutting (assuming the cutting has been properly despined, cored and skinned)

have you thought of using drierite instead of a fan and heat source? you can reuse it forever... and its cheap and works real good...

SWIM's never had much luck drying botanicals with desiccants. Seems like they work well for keeping things dry, but I don't know how thoroughly botanicals will dry without airflow. SWIM tried drying psilocybes in a sealed container with desiccant, but it took forever. They've always dried better just sitting on top of a cabinet or even better next to the intake of a space heater (it doesn't get at all hot back there). SWIM only uses heat sources with DMT fumarate by putting it in the oven on the lowest setting. He wouldn't use it for any botanicals though.

swims seen it work well enough...

But what specifically and how long? If botanicals, can it get them completely crispy? How would SWIY recommend using them? SWIM has read about using them, but someone always seems to have trouble with it and is advised to just use a fan.

SWIM has found that psilocybe dry best through initial air-dry to ambient humidity and then sealing with a desiccant to remove the final moisture.

the box looks great by the way, should be a fun project

Cool!!
I'd bet you could build a smaller one for under $100, @ Home Depot.

Why do the longer legs need to be hinged?

WS

So it's easier to stow.

Certainly a smaller one could be built if one had a smaller fan in mind, but SWIM's concern is for the amount of material to be dried. SWIM's now considering a modular shelving system within the screened area.

I see, makes sense now.



I was thinking of a much smaller fan when you said "box fan", I thought like a computer fan.
But you mean like a 3'x3'x6", stand-up, room fan right?

That would take up some space...

I think the same idea might work well in a smaller version too, for drying precipitates & crystals etc...
Drying impure Bufo extract, or other gooey stuff might benefit from it!!

Please Keep us updated!

WS

SWIY got some amazing hobby building different devices From spice pipes to modified THPs to drying devices, simply amazing!

SWIM and me both! I've been building reverb mics, and I will be building ukeleles from $25 kits soon and then painting them. We caught the DIY bug!

This came to mind, http://www.campingsurvival.com/hysigelde40g.html
Silica gel works fine as a desiccant IME to suck that last bit of moisture out. Even though drierite would probably be better (Ntm food dehyrdrator), its a tad more fancy
http://www.mycosupply.co...dd=action&key=DDDH01

Looks very nice!

Thanks for the details, Amor. This could be rather useful for my friend.

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