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DIY Belt Dryer

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BartJY:
Hi Folks,

I'm hopping someone will know where I can get instructions for a DIY Belt Dryer that is well designed.

I have an extremely limited budget and a DIY project seems to be the only realistic option I have.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
Bart

Frog:
I have found that simple full sized dryers are generally one of the cheapest pieces of used equipment one can find.
Mine, in fact, an old ten foot American Phoenix, was thrown in with a used Workhorse Mach V! manual press. It's  the small compact models I have found tough to find because owners have the room to keep them as spares or for their portability.
Have you been checking Craigslist in your area?
If you have a local supplier, they can be another good source of info for someone in your area selling

3Deep:
Frog you are so correct we have a small dryer that I hung onto for years, for one it's good little back and yep I have take to outside shows if needed.

BartJY:
I appreciate the responses. But I fear that even a second hand belt dryer will be outside of my budget. That is why I hope to build my own. Wishful thinking? Maybe.

Thanks
Bart

im_mcguire:
I feel if you dont have the budget for a dryer, Id just keep trucking along and cure them with your flash dryer.  I did that for almost 18 months when I first started out.

Is it the best practice? No! But save enough until you can find a second hand dryer, or better yet, a new dryer in your budget.

Youll spend more time posting on forums, and trying to figure out how to get it done, rather than printing the shirts and making money to reinvest into your printing. 

A dryer is a key element in maintaining some form of production, and proper cure on your garments.  Get it when you can afford a decent one.  And if you have more work than you can produce for your shop, farm the work out.  Hell ive even heard of people taking their flash cured shirts to bigger shops to run their shirts through the dryer, to get a final proper cure.

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