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How do you heat your shop?
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Re: How do you heat your shop?
I use one of these, I leave it set on 55° then turn it up when I am in the shop. Did not notice too much increase in elec bill last winter.
Joe
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rjent
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Re: How do you heat your shop?
That is exactly what I am using now. Looks just like it.joedw00 wrote:I use one of these, I leave it set on 55° then turn it up when I am in the shop. Did not notice too much increase in elec bill last winter.
How much area are you heating?
Dick
1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
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1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
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ERLover
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Re: How do you heat your shop?
John, that must be one heck of a heater or you my the real pure no odor kerosene? Not regular heating stuff. After seeing pics of your shop I would have thought you had a better system to go with all the rest of a A1 shop, but as most of us, only so much bling to go around.
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Greenie, Grayling, SS stand alone BS and BS SPT, jointer and belt sander, 3 Ers with Speed Changers. I think those 3 cover my ER needs, and space for them.
Re: How do you heat your shop?
Well it is just a 15 year old Sears blow torch burning kerosene from the gas station about 5 miles down the road. There is nothing special about it.ERLover wrote:John, that must be one heck of a heater or you my the real pure no odor kerosene? Not regular heating stuff. After seeing pics of your shop I would have thought you had a better system to go with all the rest of a A1 shop, but as most of us, only so much bling to go around.
Since I never planed to heat 24/7 that is why the electric base board heaters in the bath room and the finishing room. As I said I have the heater to permanently install but because the blow torch works there has been no incentive to install the other one. I do think about it every time I have to go and get 5 Gal of kerosene.
It is not about the money it is about me being lazy and a system that works. You have sparked my interest so maybe it will get done soon.
John & Mary Burger
Eagle's Lair Woodshop
Hooper, UT
Eagle's Lair Woodshop
Hooper, UT
Re: How do you heat your shop?
When I lived in Oklahoma, (and had Model 10, #1) I had a real antique
wood-burning kitchen stove in the shop. LOVED that thing! 4 "burner"
stove, with a small-ish oven. Burned wood scraps, or cut-up pallets.
I would also cook on it, just for fun.
Here in Arizona, well, no house heater today, and I'm wearing cut-off
shorts. Although, I WAS able to do some work in the shop today. No
air conditioner out there.
steve
wood-burning kitchen stove in the shop. LOVED that thing! 4 "burner"
stove, with a small-ish oven. Burned wood scraps, or cut-up pallets.
I would also cook on it, just for fun.
Here in Arizona, well, no house heater today, and I'm wearing cut-off
shorts. Although, I WAS able to do some work in the shop today. No
air conditioner out there.
steve
10 ER, stripped down.
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10 ER, a "survivor" of the trailer fire, in the back yard, needing restoration. Has a Mk5 headrest. Finally, stripped down.
Numerous parts, for Model 10 stuff. Except for lower saw guard, A and B adapters, I've got it.
Looking for one more, or some 9 inch extension table raisers.
Basic 10ER, Parts machine. Will be a semi-dedicated drill-press machine.
10 ER, a "survivor" of the trailer fire, in the back yard, needing restoration. Has a Mk5 headrest. Finally, stripped down.
Numerous parts, for Model 10 stuff. Except for lower saw guard, A and B adapters, I've got it.
Looking for one more, or some 9 inch extension table raisers.
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rcplaneguy
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Re: How do you heat your shop?
28'x24' detached garage/shop with 16' ceiling. Have a two ton Mitsubishi mini split heat pump for heating and cooling. Nice thing is that I can control the system via my phone or computer from anywhere using a Honeywell redlink internet gateway.
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Re: How do you heat your shop?
When I first started woodworking I used my grandfather's large 30" x 30' garage with 20'+ ceilings and ran a corn stove and a wood stove at the same time to keep the -10 to +10 degrees F outside to a nice cozy 40 degrees inside.
Now I am in my 3rd stall of a 3-stall garage with the Shopsmith and have a small electric $20 heater I run for about an hour before I go out to take the chill off. I have been trying to get a nice 220v garage heater but alas the $$$ and the wife doesn't allow it. Since it's attached to the house it stays at around 40 degrees almost all winter which is workable in a t-shirt for a few hours, just need my stocking cap on and the small heater to warm up my hands every now and then.
**Minnesota by the way**
Now I am in my 3rd stall of a 3-stall garage with the Shopsmith and have a small electric $20 heater I run for about an hour before I go out to take the chill off. I have been trying to get a nice 220v garage heater but alas the $$$ and the wife doesn't allow it. Since it's attached to the house it stays at around 40 degrees almost all winter which is workable in a t-shirt for a few hours, just need my stocking cap on and the small heater to warm up my hands every now and then.
**Minnesota by the way**
-Beave
Re: How do you heat your shop?
14X24rjent wrote:That is exactly what I am using now. Looks just like it.joedw00 wrote:I use one of these, I leave it set on 55° then turn it up when I am in the shop. Did not notice too much increase in elec bill last winter.
How much area are you heating?
Joe
520, Bandsaw, Beltsander, Delta Drill Press, Delta Lathe, Craftsman Planner/Jointer, Delta Planner, Mini "Greenie" Shorty 500
Being a VETERAN is an honor
Being a GRANDPA is priceless
520, Bandsaw, Beltsander, Delta Drill Press, Delta Lathe, Craftsman Planner/Jointer, Delta Planner, Mini "Greenie" Shorty 500
Being a VETERAN is an honor
Being a GRANDPA is priceless
Re: How do you heat your shop?
Dick,
Checkout ProComm flameless propane/NG heaters.
My shop is 26X34 with a 10' ceiling. Detached and well insulated. Our water pressure pump and bladder tank are located in the shop. We definitely need the place to be above freezing.
I use a 5 plaque model like the one I linked to and leave it set at 1 for most of the winter. Keeps the shop at 40 during the coldest days. Turn it up to 2 when I'm in the shop.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... oCcFXw_wcB
Checkout ProComm flameless propane/NG heaters.
My shop is 26X34 with a 10' ceiling. Detached and well insulated. Our water pressure pump and bladder tank are located in the shop. We definitely need the place to be above freezing.
I use a 5 plaque model like the one I linked to and leave it set at 1 for most of the winter. Keeps the shop at 40 during the coldest days. Turn it up to 2 when I'm in the shop.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... oCcFXw_wcB
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richardrouse
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Re: How do you heat your shop?
In Florida, we just use the sun XD