Still working on the shop

I hope you mean 16,000 BTU for that AC unit. 1600 would be good for a closet.

Glad to see you’re still at it.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Thanks Gary, I made the correction. The AC is a window unit which I installed into the wall. It has all the bells and whistles and helps a bunch with the humidity here in Fla. during the day. At night I have to have a dehumidifier as the air is saturated to normally 85% most of the time.

-- Forget the health food, I need all the preservatives I can get !

This is coming together well. I am sure you are going to be glad when it is done.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

The shop looks fantastic!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I am also in the middle of a shop renovation. Getting stopped to do projects in between making changes. Hope it is going easier on you then on me. Haven’t seen the older pictures, but the insulation (If added) will really help down there in Fla. I was born and raised in st. pete. and understand the humidity you are talking about.

-- JJohn

Looks like you are making great progress Calgirl….. Hope the investment of aches and pain reap their just rewards. BTW,,, you may get used to the Fl Humidity, but your tools won’t. Keep a good coat of wax on them girl.

-- Smile. Life can be FUN!

FlWoodRat
You are not kidding about the humidity. I am still trying to get used to it. As for the shop, I have it controlled with a dehumidifier set at the optimum 45%. No rust problems since I moved the tools out of the garage. It took a lot of cleaning up to get the rust under control but now I have no problem. The tools and I are very happy!

-- Forget the health food, I need all the preservatives I can get !

In the summer I wouldn’t run the dehumidifier at all. Just the AC. It will remove as much humidity as a
dehumidifier plus keep the place cool. Costs about the same to run either.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Thanks for sharing. I was just wondering about you the other day and how it was going.

Looks like it is coming along.

Thanks for checking in with us.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

I just mentioned you in connection with proposed Shop Tours with MsDebbieP, wondering how you were getting along and whether the curtains were installed as of yet. Glad to hear you are taking your time and doing it right.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.