Cold in the shop

Great looking clock

-- Norman

Thats really nice. I know what you mean about the shop being cold, I put in an electric heater a year ago and abused it for the first month. After my wife saw the electric bill, ($996.53) I am now limited to my heater usage. It’s not that bad when you regulate it, but I had that think cranked up to 78, I was in the shop with a t-shirt when it was 12 degrees outside. Hard to work with intricate projects when your hands are numb :-)

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

nice work

-- Joel -- http://diversitywoodworks.wordpress.com

Nice scrollwork!

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That’s a very nice piece of work.

helluvawreck aka Charles
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-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

Thanks for all the comments. It’s been a fun project.

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I have an un-insulated ceiling. but I heat my shop with a side kick. some people are concerned about wood heat but its 70+ in my shop and I have used about 1 cord since mid oct. I live in south bend IN. I have never had any problems with wood heat but the side kick has a blower to keep it from getting extremely hot. the thermostat kicks on at 150 and off at 100 (in the air jacket) then you just regulate it with the damper so the blower actually cycles like a furnace.

Shawn – sadly I live in the big city where there are seriously restrictive clean air rules. We’re no longer able to add new wood burning appliances of any kind and they often have these, “Spare the air nights” where no one is allowed to burn wood.

sigh…

I gotta move…

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Gotta love all those laws in California that are suppose to do you good…huh

I am so sorry. I live in northern Indiana we don’t have those knid of hassles.heck I add 418 sqft to my house under the log cabin rule. That means no permits or hassles, but you can’t hire any help. the wood stove I just brought home and put it in. I did have the underwriter for my home owners come out and approve it once it was done. Just a CYA.

Great clock!

I’ve been using a little 30k BTU propane heater for about 7 years. I’m in an un-insulated garage and that thing heats up the shop great. I paid $100 for it at HD, well worth it.

Chuck – It ain’t that cold here. ;)

I’m having the house rewired this year so part of my plan is to get a electric heater in here for next winter (city will approve that). Where I am we only really get two months where it’s uncomfortable to work. I do have a little electric space heater but it takes a good hour to heat the space and with only 15 amps for the whole shop I can’t throw in a bigger one until I get the main breaker panel redone (got to get a sub panel for the shop). It’s a big mess to get done (the house was built in 1954 and the electrical systems have never been upgraded – still have an 80 amp service for the whole house).

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