4 day bud dryer for $40.

Dood, this threads been around for a while. And I really think this is a good idea. But seems like a lot of work. Id just get a cardboard box about the same size. string some fishin line back and forth to hang the bud. Poke holes allaround the place. Stick a small 8 inch AC fan inside the end of the box cut a hole for the fan and have it blowing out. You could probably make it for free with stuff around the house. Tape the flaps of the box down with masking tape and just cut it open if you want to chedk the weeed. Like I always say, grow your weed at small cost to get the most enjoyment for your money.

Also anyone who's thinking about adding heat to the system, don't. The good organics on the weed have a semi-volatile vapor pressure and heat is just going to make the good juice leave the plant.

Maybe this is a newb question, but I was under the impression the longer you dry/cure the better the buds turn out. Hurrying the process reduces quality. Does this system circumvent that?

Al B. Fuct said:

Hey, that looks like it's got some potential! Menards is a bit of a commute for me, but someone in the USA will surely try out one of these vent pipe caps. Just got to work out how to keep all the light inside of it.

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Set the intake at a 90 degree angle to the drying chamber, or 180 degrees for that matter. Make the inside surfaces of these chambers and tubes all flat-black in color. Just my 2 cents. You guys make me feel giddy all over, this is almost as fun as actually doing it!!!

ACSCorp said:

Well AlB, your diagrams showed a coffee can with fins and a secondary can over the one with fins to hold the light so the rain cap would just replace the first can or...

The rain cap can be outside the dryer with a bulb wired inside it. A "S" shaped light trap using pvc or galvanized elbow joints (painted black inside) would attach it to the dryer.

On the opposite side of the dryer would be the exhaust fan. The negative air pressure would draw air through the fins of the rain cap and heating it and through the light trap into the tub and then exhausted out.

A thermal switch such as a ductstat thermostat (www.suncourt.com/DuctStat.html) or dimmer switch coulkd be used to regulate the temps.

Just an idea.

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Yeah, S-shaped... good one... SMART BUGGERS... I want you guys on my team when we go to the finals.

lilmafia513 said:

Well, i appreciate the DIY, plan on building one, and don't know exactly where i could get a food dehydrator for under $40.00, but even if i could i wouldn't use it for my weed.
This is a little bigger than a dehydrator, seems to work a little better than one, and i don't have to look like a dumb ass for frying my weed in a dehydrator.
Yup, i think i'll stick to this thing instead.
Thanks for all your hard work, patience, and creativity PAnhead!!!!!

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I second that thought, and I really like your Avatar.... Man oh man....

panhead said:

It depends on what type bud is drying,if its all fat ass colas the weight goes down,if its smaller buds the weight goes up,the finished weights are usually between a qp & a half pound every 3 days.

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How many plants is that per type that you mentioned? Sounds like you put in one indoor plant's worth at a time, right?

came across this thread yesterday.... so i figured id give it a shot and here's some pics of what i built.

I think if we can all just come up with a " Rotisery Chicken" theory of a box possibly with a fan built into it thats just perfect.
Or maybe it would just work if you bought a thing for rotisery chickens and just installed the green light into it.
With just the right heat, just the right air flow, and just the right rotating of the buds to ensure them to dry even and fast.
Call me crazy....but what if you blew C02 into the box with the hot air from the light bulb, while they rotate?!?

IDK , im just throwing things out there. GREAT thread! im def going to be using your lovely ideas mucho thanks.

Quick drying the bud PROPERLY bud has zero negative effect on the finished quality, or pleasurability of the smoke.

Once the buds are properly dried & all the clorophyl has decomposed & dissipated you'll not be able to tell any difference between my quick dried smoke vs long dry & cured smoke.

could i use an 8 inch inline fan instead of the 4 inch, and just make the holes bigger and stuff?

andjarew said:

could i use an 8 inch inline fan instead of the 4 inch, and just make the holes bigger and stuff?

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Used an 8" fan for mine, but it's more modified than just the addition of a larger fan.. I use a system of rubbermaid drawers instead of one big tub.



Air is drawn passively through the interior of the structure through holes cut in the drawers, now filled with screen. Everything dries in 3-4 days.

supaleeb said:

Used an 8" fan for mine, but it's more modified than just the addition of a larger fan.. I use a system of rubbermaid drawers instead of one big tub.

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Air is drawn passively through the interior of the structure through holes cut in the drawers, now filled with screen. Everything dries in 3-4 days.

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I want to build a large capacity one such as yours! Do you think 8 of these stacked together with screens cut in each drawer bottom (except for the very bottom one) sealed together, maybe with gorilla tape, with an 8" duct fan in the top with panhead's homemade carbon filter bag will do the trick? I have hardly any horizontal space, but like 10 ft of vertical space, I want to make a multi drawered tall version of what you have. How do you control heat and humidity? What is your desired temp and rh%? Thanks for the sweet idea!

get a job in home depot and you will get 10% off and it will cost you $30. LOL

WeeGogs said:

get a job in home depot and you will get 10% off and it will cost you $30. LOL

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lmao... this dude is too high for math.. or he skipped a grade lol...

Cyproz said:

isnt it better for the buds to dry longer tho without speeding it up. Something with the THC or something doing chemical stuff.

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Im not trying to slam you but your post tells a story & warrants a response in a thread ive long ago abandoned.

The story your post tells is much the same as many other growers stories,they repeatedly read something being reported as fact ,over & over again they read, then before you know it they are repeating the hearsay that they have accepted to be factual information,then they advise others on what to do without ever knowing why the task they report as nessacary is nessacary to start with,anybody see the irony here ?

The main reason flushing is needed is to allow the green veg matter in the bud to release or dissipate the chlorophyll within the bud,chlorophyll is what makes bud taste harsh.

Contrary to popular belief among many growers the act of long term curing does not release excess ferfilizer left in the bud after drying,the compounds that make up fertilizer are elements that do not dissipate.

The only real benifit to slow drying is that if the grower dries at elevated heat levels above 80 degrees the thc starts to degrade,the same goes for the essential oils within the bud where cannaboids are stored.

As long as the temps are kept below 80 degrees nothing is lost in the quick drying process.

For my 2 cents worth, I have had to finish two grows in a hurry. One, i didn't flush (hydro). Came out bad, poor yield (10 days early) and it spat/sparked when lit. The second I harvested at the right time but dried in 3 days in a heated room, at 27C with a fan blowing past, but not directly at a clothes horse, then carefully cured at a mate's in glass coffee jars. Just asked him to open them up for an hour every time he saw moisture, and empty out onto a sheet once a week, rearrange and refill jars. Came out great! I think part of the trick is not to over-dry before curing so there is still some moisture in the centre of the bud and then bleed that out through careful curing. Also had the advantage that i had scrogged so all buds were of a similar size. No popcorn and no colas. Also helped that my mate didn't smoke but owed me a big favour (put him up and fed and watered him for 3 months when he came out of prison) so none went missing!

LoudBlunts said:

good deal panhead!!!! i need to build a drying tub soon.

i also think i should put one in my cab....for that all in one deal.

i want to set up a carbon filter...im always worried about smell!!!

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the tub is a good idea, but for people that need more space i would check out home depot in their wardrobe cabinet section, they have small to large at decent prices! You can utilize the same concept, use an intake and exhaust fan with racks and have more space for larger crops. I have seen them from 28"d x 42"w

Hey Pan, I have been lurking for some time and looked over a lot of the posts and everything and this particular DIY struct my interest.

I love the idea but for a larger scale do you think it would have a potential to be upgraded from this concept to a 4'x4'x4' box while having fans and trays that roll out but when closed are sealed? And for airflow just have a 6 or 8" fan to pull air out, and as far as air entering, have a small slit on the trays to where some air could come into the unit but not excessively?

It is just a random idea that popped into my head and thought I'd run it by a few people and let others know of potential quick dry boxes..

hey pan how are you finding your dryer now you have used it over and over?? still got the green light in mate? just wanted to know if i should make one..