The kiln drying of lumber; a practical and theoretical treatise . ssive kilns and end piling in compartment common amount to be placed on a single truck isfrom 3000 to 4500 board feet, but it may be almost anyamount. There is, in fact, as little uniformity in methods ofpiling as in methods of drying. The best methods touse in various types of kilns will be discussed in Chap-ter VI on the Circulation in Dry Kilns. Another form of piling is with the boards placededgewise, the stickers running vertically. In this sys-tem the boards touch one another, edge to edge. Itrequires a specially d
The kiln drying of lumber; a practical and theoretical treatise . ssive kilns and end piling in compartment common amount to be placed on a single truck isfrom 3000 to 4500 board feet, but it may be almost anyamount. There is, in fact, as little uniformity in methods ofpiling as in methods of drying. The best methods touse in various types of kilns will be discussed in Chap-ter VI on the Circulation in Dry Kilns. Another form of piling is with the boards placededgewise, the stickers running vertically. In this sys-tem the boards touch one another, edge to edge. Itrequires a specially designed truck to hold the lumber,and unless tliis is arranged to bring a continual lateralpressure upon the lumber, it is sure to warp as itshrinks. Three or four designs of automatic shrinkagetake-up trucks have been patented and are occasionallyused. Though this method of piling is seldom metwith, its use appears to be increasing in favor,especially for Douglas fir and longleaf pine. Specialstacking machines are generally used where edgestacking is a^yin^g?nti^^if:^a^nHuI^^f^Ree^ -fl^^^ ^^^^ ^^^l^ P^ f- kiln Note central flue. icu^J itegulated Kiln. The car contains about 11,000 blanks.
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