| Project by Roz | posted 68 days ago | 436 views | 0 times favorited | 13 comments | ![]() |
Well, I’ve done it. I have just installed the perfect Shop woodworking tool. You no doubt have discovered it is an Air-Conditioner. Ok ok, strictly speaking it is not a wood working tool. However, I bet if any of you came to LA and spend a week with me in the shop, say about July, I bet you’d agree that it’s is absolutely essential.
Late last fall a friend came by with an offer I could not refuse. He explained that the efficiency standards for A/C units had changed and the manufacturers were unloading any units left while they could. The selection was limited but the price was right so I bought two. (One for the house) 
I assisted in the installation pouring the concrete pad, pulling wire and providing power, assembling the parts and mounting it all to the wall. I made the wall penitrations and helped put the tubing and pipe in place.
There is no fancy ductwork; just a hood with a register and it blows cold air all the way across the shop. This also keeps the cost down.
I got a good lesson on assembly and operation and learned how to use the gauges and charge the system. It was a real interesting project and doing the prep work myself saved a lot of money.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
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13 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 68 days ago
Now that is one “cool” project!
I’m jealous….the wife won’t let me punch a hole in the garge wall for a window unit.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
SteveKorz
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posted 68 days ago
I would just love to have an insulated shop… the only time my shop is nice is in april or september. That’s about it… I’m pretty jealous. Great find!!
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
GaryK
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posted 68 days ago
Are you talking Los Angeles or Lousiana?
I grew up in the L.A. area so I know about the heat there. Woodworking was seasonal then.
Since I moveed to Texas it has been the same, but I also just added an AC unit to my shop so now
O can work year around.
I would at least double up on the filters to keep sawduct out of your AC.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
CharlieM1958
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posted 68 days ago
Gary, he means Lower Alabama. Just as bad as Louisiana!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
puzzled
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posted 68 days ago
I grew up in MS and its just as bad there. That would have been nice to have. Congrats
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pyromedic602
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posted 68 days ago
I can feal your excitement. I live in TN where the weather is not much different. AC is deffinetly on my to do list. the days of 100 + temps is almost unbearable especially with the humidity you feel like you are broiling. congrats i know you will enjoy.
-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood
Texasgaloot
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posted 68 days ago
My Southcentral Texas shop is air conditioned, too. All the gaps between the barnwood… Yes, I’m jealous.
-- There's no tool like an old tool...
ND2ELK
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posted 68 days ago
Way to go Roz! I know what you mean about the heat out there. When I moved to Lemoore, CA, they said it was a dry heat. I said yes and so is a blast furnace! Enjoy the Cool brother!!!!!!!!
God Bless
tom
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Roz
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posted 68 days ago
Yeah, Sorry for the confusion Gary my LA is Lower Alabama like Charlie said.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
Scott Bryan
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posted 68 days ago
Congrats on the ac. And you learned a new set of skills by helping with the install while getting a good deal on the price. Sounds like a winning combination to me.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
SWODADDY
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posted 68 days ago
I live in Atlanta right now and will be moving to San Diego next year so i wont need the A/C then. However, this summer it would be very nice to have this in my shop. Nice addition.
-- The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals, the tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.
trifern
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posted 67 days ago
I am sooo jealous.
-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
Dadoo
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posted 67 days ago
KEWL!
Looks like you’ve got 12’ ceilings too. If you could vent all that heat that gathers up there, you could make ice-cream!
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!