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Microwave wood for turning.
Microwave wood for turning.
"He mentioned that he dries his small pieces of green wood in a microwave with excellent results. "
"I don't do it often anymore but I spent some serious time playing with microwaving about 5 years ago. 2 things. One is to stay with the machine. I had cooked a bunch of bowls and boxes and got cocky about it and left one while I did something else. A sap pocket of something inside the wood heated up enough to burn a hole in the vessel, smoke up the interior and it took a month to get the smell out. Thank god I was single at the time. I now have a microwave in the shop.
The second thing for me was I used many short cycles and didn't rush it. I would use between 30 seconds and a minute and then let it cool a lot between cycles. What I usually do is heat it, pull it out and then go do something else. When I thought about it I'd heat it again. Sometimes during lunch or a phone call I might go through 3 to 5 cycles. I plan on more or less all day and just don't get in a rush. It went smoother with fewer failures when I took my time. I just weigh the wood often and stop when it's dry.
At that point the wood is actually too dry. Let it sit for a day or so if your making boxes because it needs to pick up some moisture and stabilize. For bowls of course it doesn't matter. "
"When I use the micorwave, I wrap the wood in a paper towel and place it into a plastic grocery bag. I use the high setting for 20 seconds. Take the piece out, unwrap it and let it cool. Let the paper towel dry or use a fresh one. I do this several times until the paper towel is dry when I unwrap. The dry towel indicates a dry piece of wood. "
Use methylated spirit to dry wood for turning
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Turning a Maple Burl Bowl with Jimmy Clewes
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