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~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial
    #14532163 - 05/29/11 06:27 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Hey all, I'm fairly new to the forums and studying mushrooms.
I'm halfway through my 2nd flush on my cakes and running a food dehydrator for 24  hours was annoying because of the noise so I decided to make a less energy consuming, quiet dehydrator.
The reason I'm making this is because being new to the hobby, I find that pictorials are THE best to learn from.
There is nothing special about this (besides the cost and how easy it is to make!!) and some might argue that it looks ghetto. This was something I just made from tools/materials laying around the house.. when I start monotubin' I will make a more legit/clean/bigger one but for now, lets get started on this one!

Tools/Materials you will need:
1. Knive or something to cut plastic with
2. Rubber bands
3. Tupperware or rubbermaid (depends on the size you want)
4. Carbon filter (optional)
5. Computer fan (they sell them just about anywhere where they have electronics)
6. Mesh (I got mine from the top of an old snake tank that i had)
7. Adaptor/phone charger
8. Vaporizer (optional but recommended!!  :volcano2: )


I had already cut the top before I decided to make a pictorial


STEP 1.
First, I put the fan on the top and trace with a marker. Take note that the screw holes on the fan are not on the "edge" of the fan so cut a few mm short of the trace.


STEP 2.
Also cut a hole on the bottom part of the tupperware. As you can see, mine was a fail cut because I was cutting with a regular kitchen knife and it was hard plastic. That's what will happen if you are cutting hard plastic with a knife.
MAKE SURE that the hole in the tupperware is lower than your mushrooms will be. You want the air to be sucked up from the bottom of the mushrooms. You dont HAVE to cut the bottom, you could cut the whole side if you wanted to but I feel as if the air being sucked up is being sucked up between the mushrooms evenly.



STEP 3. (OPTIONAL)
This step is optional but I guess clean air must be a bit better than dirty air and I had carbon filter strips laying around so why not.
Take a strip of the carbon filter and place it over the intake hole and put two rubber bands on it to hold it, one on top and one on bottom to make a "seal".




STEP 4.
Next, the piece of mesh I cut is a BIT bigger than the tupperware so it is a snug fit. I had to fold the corners down to serve as stands.


STEP 5.
Put it in the tupperware making sure it is above the intake hole. You might have to play with it for a little bit to get it to stay. Fold and unfold as you see fit.


Step 6.
Secure the fan on top somehow, mine had nipples in the screw holes so I just cut enough of the lid to have a snug fit . You can tape it, use rubber bands, glue.. up to you.
**Make sure the fan is sucking air out of the tupperware not pulling it in**







It is EXTREMELY quiet, I cannot hear it over the air coming out of the vents from the AC.

To connect the fan:

The computer fan may have 3 or 4 wires, you are only interested in the Black(ground) and Red(positive).
The phone charger/adapter will have a legend on it. Usually  1 of the two cables on the adapter/phone charger has dashes and the other doesnt. It will tell you on the adapter if dashed is positive or negative.

IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC PART ABOUT THIS, READ READ READ OR ASK SOMEONE THAT KNOWS HOW TO DO IT!! If you don't do it correctly, there is a chance of a short which could lead to a fire.
I am not responsible!! Please do this carefully.


-Swwert


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: Swwert]
    #14532873 - 05/29/11 08:35 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Wow can this be refined a bit and explained more your Tek isn't very descriptive or detailed. Leaves a lot to the imagination. The concept is a great one though... How long until mushies are cracker dry?


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: babz89]
    #14532930 - 05/29/11 08:44 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

sorry :frown: I'm guessing the basics are down at least :P
24 hours ALMOST cracker dry then i finish them off with the heated food dehydrator for 1hr or so


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: Swwert]
    #14532965 - 05/29/11 08:52 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Heat ain't that great of an idea...


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: babz89]
    #14533131 - 05/29/11 09:27 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

heat is not an issue. It's a myth


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: Swwert]
    #14533200 - 05/29/11 09:41 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Um no, heat has been show to break down the alkaloids, that get you messed up, over time and exposure.


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: babz89]
    #14533502 - 05/29/11 10:49 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

when you brew tea you brew it pretty damn hot.. the compounds have a melting point of 400 and some F*

not trying to sound like an ass but read some threads.. heat really doesnt affect it :raveface:


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: babz89]
    #14533527 - 05/29/11 10:55 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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Um no, heat has been show to break down the alkaloids, that get you messed up, over time and exposure.




Nope. Never been shown.


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: Doc_T]
    #14533542 - 05/29/11 11:01 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

you could also just lay them out to dry infront of a large fan for a few hours, then get one of those small buckets of damp rid, and let them chill in the little basket that comes inside until they are cracker dry

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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: shroomiin]
    #14533566 - 05/29/11 11:08 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Get a dehydrator at Goodwill for five bucks, use change for a pack of papers and a 40.

That's my $10 Dehydrator Tek. :wink:


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: Doc_T]
    #14533906 - 05/30/11 12:16 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Quote:

Doc_T said:
Get a dehydrator at Goodwill for five bucks, use change for a pack of papers and a 40.

That's my $10 Dehydrator Tek. :wink:




:foshizzle:

That's crazy!  I'm not trying to make the OP wrong or anything, but seriously.....  I never even considered making a "smaller" dehydrator than what I could buy.  Building a dehydrator "In my opinion" is when you "outgrow" the ones you can buy.  Then you BUILD A REAL DEHYDRATOR.



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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: The shroomy 1]
    #14533910 - 05/30/11 12:18 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

sweet! makes me want to build one now.  cuz that gets the fucking job done. no shroom frisbies hahah, they all stick together in the round dehydrater when ya pack tons in. just absurd.


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: LSDilocybin]
    #14534568 - 05/30/11 06:20 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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then i finish them off with the heated food dehydrator for 1hr or so




er why not use just the dehydrator for the full dry!

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Um no, heat has been show to break down the alkaloids, that get you messed up, over time and exposure.




ass, i use a heated dehydrator and my shrooms rock!


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: The shroomy 1]
    #14534572 - 05/30/11 06:22 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Quote:

The shroomy 1 said:
Quote:

Doc_T said:
Get a dehydrator at Goodwill for five bucks, use change for a pack of papers and a 40.

That's my $10 Dehydrator Tek. :wink:




:foshizzle:

That's crazy!  I'm not trying to make the OP wrong or anything, but seriously.....  I never even considered making a "smaller" dehydrator than what I could buy.  Building a dehydrator "In my opinion" is when you "outgrow" the ones you can buy.  Then you BUILD A REAL DEHYDRATOR.






nice, can you explain your unit please!


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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial *DELETED* [Re: FractalXplora]
    #14534680 - 05/30/11 07:26 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: Doc_T]
    #14534761 - 05/30/11 08:08 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Quote:

Doc_T said:
Get a dehydrator at Goodwill for five bucks, use change for a pack of papers and a 40.





Everyone always suggests goodwill lol

I visited like 3 of those fucking places looking for a PC, they never have shit when it comes to what youre actually looking for. Maybe others have better luck, or people more willing to give good shit to the needy

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Re: ~ $10 Dehydrator Tek Pictorial [Re: flameclown]
    #14535490 - 05/30/11 11:52 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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looks like a box fan, a honeywell ceramic heater, a couple of door screens, and a custom wood box to hold it all together. pretty sweet.




That's exactly what it is!  The screens were custom built to the proper dimensions.  You can get all the supplies at your local hardware store.  I load it, and close the doors.  Fresh air is drawn from underneath and funneled straight through to the top.  I adjust the ceramic heater to heat at 95°  I can get a full load cracker dry in about 24 hours.  Fully loaded it normally comes out to about 8oz of dried goodness.  Before I built it I used to use my dryer.  Just another idea for you all to take into consideration if you have a dryer.



or just put them out on a rack and let a fan blow on them as someone posted earlier.


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