How many are able to work in your shop this month?

[lv2wdwrk]

Even on days when temp hit high 90's my a/c has only been turned on five or six times this summer. The builders really did a great job of insulating. Now if the concrete folks had done as well and we hadn't had nearly an inch of rain two days in a row perhaps we wouldn't have been flooded twice. The city crew was here yesterday and began work to solve a drainage issue from a road behind our property. Tomorrow I am planning to begin assembling the sewing machine cabinet. The good Lord and my shoulder willing. Fjimp

Did you have any damage from the hail a few weeks ago? That could put a real damper on working in shop if you had holes in roof. SIL and BIL had $12,000 damage to their house and not sure when the work will get done.

[JPG]

Like Farmer, the heat and humidity haven't been conducive to wookworking. The thermometer has registered over 100 deg since July 4th. That, plus little rain has caused the watering bill to go up for the garden, but the mowing has been cut down to every 3 weeks. Did get about 1/2 inch last night, which should be enough to give the weeds something to grow on:rolleyes: . Surgery has also put a damper on things for awhile. Been spending the time getting things ready for school on the 18th]I'll be teaching Economics, U.S. Government, and World History this year.[/B]

BPR

There are a couple groups of people in D.C. that could use your expertise!:D

[billmeyer]

Not a plus side when you are pasture boarding a bunch of horses.


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Farmer,
I guess I have been off the farm too long! My 10 acres of corn might make 50 bushel if were lucky. I hope to break even on the fertilizer bill, but I doubt it. This is the farmland left on my dad's place who passed away last year.

Bill

[ryanbp01]

There are a couple groups of people in D.C. that could use your expertise!:D

And I can think of a couple of groups this side of the Ohio River as well!:D
BPR

[JPG]

And I can think of a couple of groups this side of the Ohio River as well!:D
BPR

T'other side as well!!!;)

[dan1999]

I guess I am the lucky one we have had our temps in the the low 90's but my shop is in my basement right next to the furnace which has central heat and air conditioning. I keep the temp at 72 all year round so I have been in the shop practically every day, guys when you can't be in the shop you should be out looking for more 510 models, there are alot of great deals out there.

[JPG]

I guess I am the lucky one we have had our temps in the the low 90's but my shop is in my basement right next to the furnace which has central heat and air conditioning. I keep the temp at 72 all year round so I have been in the shop practically every day, guys when you can't be in the shop you should be out looking for more 510 models, there are alot of great deals out there.

Wonder how many 'parts' can be found along us127 this weekend?;)

[dlbristol]

Colorado weather is great here. My shop has no AC, neither does the house. I manage to get in some shop time pretty much all summer with the insulation in and the small fan in the storage attic of the shop.

[berry]

I know many have endured a long hot summer. For those of you whose shops are in a garage it been miserable. But I went for a walk this morning down by the river and some of the sumac is changing color, I saw a couple of maples turning and acorns have been down for 10 days.

So help is on the way. :-)

[claimdude]

Here we are at about 17 consecutive days or so at temperatures above 90° with high humugity... About noonish Tuesday the car thermometer which runs quite true was showing 98°.
Both of my shops have a high moisture problem largely from not having a moisture barrier in the floor (a mistake I will never make on a building again). I have to provide positive ventilation when not in use just to keep excess moisture out. That can be a trick in spring and fall when temps fluctuate wildly and stuff wants to sweat as temps change. In this heat the humidity gets so high that the air in the shops is chokingly hard to breathe. Between that and standing there streaming sweat I only work in them in short bits of time.
Even though it looks like the 90°+ temps will moderate later this week I have decided to give up and set up an AC in the woodshop. The farm shop in the converted barn is pretty much hopeless as far as AC but I do have several large fans I run in there and try to work in there early in the day. Still it is hard to want to.
I have been dragging my feet on putting the window AC in the woodshop hoping that a few good sized checks (running late) would come in and then I would feel that I could buy a new or newish higher efficiency AC unit for it. I have an AC that is an older unit but it is so heavy that it may need 3 guys or a fork-lift to install it. It is also old enough that it probably is not very efficient but at least it is a 220V unit. I'm not even sure it runs yet as it has been stored for about 3 years. Of course if I decide to use it I will test it first. I would hate to go to all of the work to put it in and have it fail quickly. Then again a new one can fail... but a new one wouldn't weigh a ton.
How many of you are running AC in your woodshop? How many are just staying in the house?


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30+ days over 100% with appropriately high humidity.... I run the a/c in the shop. Turn it on a couple hours before starting so it will be cool !!!!!

Jack