Hello guy/gals. Quick question. Since I am so lazy, does anyone have a plan for a drum type rod dryer (eight rods) that they would be willing to share with me. Save me having to design one.
Thanks,

Big John
Rio Hondo, Texas
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting

John, cut two 10 inch plywood circles with a 1inch hole in the middle; put a piece of 8ft. 3/4 inch conduit through it, and mount it at both ends, and turn with a rotisserie motor.
works great!!!!!!!!!!! Put some depressions in the edges of the plywood for the rods, and hold on with rubber bands. I've used one like this for 13 years. Gene

I put photos of the one I used for drying repair work for many years, onto the photo page. Check under my name to find it.

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On a dryer like that what would be a decent "baseline" RPM to go by?

I like 6RPM

I used 10 and that seemed fine.

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Where can I get a Motor suitible to power such a unit?

Thanks

Scott Sheets
www.smsrods.com

The unit I have came from Graingers. It cost about $85 or so and has a cooling fan on the back of the main spindle shaft. I used pulleys to reduce the speed from 25 to 10RPM.

The type motors used on many single rod dryers probably aren't going to have enough guts to move a larger drum type machine.

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