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Offline gpa

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drying cypress and sinker cypress
« on: October 22, 2007, 08:55:47 pm »
Need some expert advice on the right unit for drying mainly cypress  lumber from 1 in. thick up to 16in.square  beams 28 ft long.
20k bft at a time with the shortest time and least cost for  north Louisiana weather.
thanks , GPA
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Re: drying cypress and sinker cypress
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2007, 09:03:12 pm »
welcome gpa. where are you located? If you haven't already figured it out, north la is literally crawling with small mills. Some of us have kilns, but nothing as large as 28 ft.
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Re: drying cypress and sinker cypress
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2007, 10:32:54 pm »
I live in Farmerville La.
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Re: drying cypress and sinker cypress
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2007, 11:11:28 am »
gpa there are 3 possibly 4 mills in the eastern part of union parish that have small kilns, but nothing nearly as big as you are talking about. Two home-made solar kilns, slow but cheap to operate, one nyle commercial currently being installed. All limited to 12 ft lengths.
What kind of mill ??
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Re: drying cypress and sinker cypress
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2007, 07:15:32 pm »
GPA ...did I maybe talk to you the other day on the phone and refer you to the Timber Framer in Texas? Did that not work out?

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Re: drying cypress and sinker cypress
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2007, 08:06:06 am »
yes, I did but  they could not help with the wood size and the time frame. they are building houses and are not working the mill as hard. so I am looking into long term use of a kiln.
thanks
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