a side portion 40a of the conveyor the receiving area 58 includes a base 58a an end wall 58b and an upper surface or wall 58c fig2 a disposed below the receiving opening 58 is a wear opening 60 that is open from the outboard side of the conveyor support 56 the wear opening 60 enables one to inspect the wear of the conveyor support 56 from a position outside of the drying chamber 18 in a preferred design the sections that form the conveyor support 56 would be constructed of a non metallic material such as 34 teflon 34 alternatively other materials such as thermal plastic nylon and wood could possibly be used to support the conveyor 40 as illustrated in fig2 the sections that form the conveyor support 56 serve two basic functions first the conveyor support 56 actually receives and holds side portions 40a of the conveyor 40 as the conveyor is moved through the drying chamber it is important to appreciate that the sections that comprise the conveyor support 56 are generally stationary thus the side portions 40a of the conveyor are actually pulled or moved through the receiving area 58 or slot formed in the conveyor support more particularly each side portion 40a.