An old upright freezer for drying?

Sounds a plan. Warm air can hold more water, thus the bulb, which should _not_ go out when the door closes. Could be a mildew incubator, though. Don't think I'd put truly fresh stuff in there. Maybe after a week or so.

Not sure how much faster you'd get things down to usable, though. Dehumidifier and some of that Indiana warm would be enough to get a 1" thick conventionally cut bowl dry enough to turn again in 3-4 months.

That was probably me, Kevin. I wrote extensively on this. Check the archives of this group at Google...

Old freezers and fridges do very well, with some modifications, as a kiln. They also do quite well as "warm cabinets" to keep finishes and glues from freezing when you don't have a heated shop.

- Andrew

"George" wrote in news:407d9ffd snipped-for-privacy@newspeer2.tds.net:

Maybe you could add one of those "muffin" fans, the kind you find on a computer. They're small and don't really move that much air, and very cheap (as low a $5!) for a 12V DC model, but ought to move enough air to keep the mildew off. Of course, you'd have to have a power supply for one of those, but I bet you can get a trashed pc with a good power supply for next to nothing, or even free, if you ask around. I got a surplus laser scanner pistol that needed 12V DC and found a pc chassis w/ power supply for free at the office.

Better yet, just ask around for a free pc with power supply and fan intact (why didn't I think of that first?).

Well, if you bore the proper holes, the defroster fan will take care of things.

Not as exotic, however.

Best use for old refrigerators is as a container for flammables. Bowls don't require one.