Heat, Wonderful Heat

[Bigdog72]

Sweating in the winter is one of the reasons I wanted to move South!!

After much hemming and hawing I decided I needed a heater for the shop. I had decided to get an electric (Dayton type) heater and deal with any power issues that might arise. I discussed this with a very good friend, telling him that I wanted electric because propane/ kerosene types cause condensation. When I said this he had a funny look on his face. A couple days later I asked why he smiled and he basically said "My shop is heated with propane and I don't....". You get the picture. So without any further blather here is my official Xmas gloat.......

Having this in the shop allowed me to make this for my son and dil....

Not very fancy but exactly what my son wanted and, also, easy for me:wsmile:. I also attempted an end grain board but we will leave that discussion for "What not to do when making an end grain cb" post comes up. :dontknow:

Oh, btw, that baby will make you sweat!

 

[dave]

Nice! Jealous of the heat though. Was hoping to have my mini-split installed before Christmas, but that's not gonna happen. Been working on several small projects and having to take breaks to warm the hand ups!

Dave

 

[Bas]

Very nice Geoff. Please let me know when you post about things not to do when making an end-grain board, I have some items to contribute. For example, if you cut the strips too wide, you end up with a small and fat cutting board...

 

[Bryan S]

Heat in the shop, I'm jealous. :icon_thum Nice cutting board, one of the great things about wood is simple looks great

 

[Canuck]

Nice heat(er) and really cool board there, Geoff!

Actually I found endgrain cutting boards kinda fun to do.....except the sanding. (Now I know a few guys around these parts with those there nice Jet drum sanders that may let an old Canadian grind down some wood whiskers!:gar-La;:gar-La There was a pretty neat plan for one in Wood magazine a couple of years ago that I can look up for you, if you like.

Nice work and I am sure it will be appreciated as much as you appreciate the warmth from that new stove.:wsmile::wsmile:

Wayne

 

[ScottM]

Yes heat in the shop is a great tool. Nice job on the cutting boards.

Wayne my sander is here waiting for you.

 

[FredP]

Good on ya! heat is good. specially when ya need to finish sumpin.:icon_thum

Wayne.... I got a sander too just in case Scott is too far away!:rotflm:

 

[Glennbear]

Being another NJ refugee I can fully relate to your flight southward. :gar-La; I heat my shop with an electric heater and have found that by using it wisely it has had little effect on my electric co-op bill. :eusa_danc I like the cutting board, what species did you use ? :wsmile:

 

[Ken Massingale]

Nice cutting board.

I have a propane heater and a wood heater. In the old shop I only had the propane, and I have never experienced condensation.
Now I just use the propane for a quick warm up while the wood heater is cranking up. Even on days we've had with the high in the low 40's and windy, I will have to open the door or windows at times to let some heat out, and it's a small wood heater.

All that said, enjoy your heater, the folks I know with them swear by them.

 

[flatheadfisher]

I have been using kerosene. Next year, I hope to upgrade to a mini split too. I am tired of rust and 110 degree shop.

 

[jhreed]

what part of Canada do you come from? my son was born in Fredrickton, nb. He is a herring choker.

 

[Bigdog72]

I like the cutting board, what species did you use ? :wsmile:

Maple with walnut and purpleheart.

 

[Trent Mason]

Nice score on the heater Geoff. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap We've got two that I'm using on a job right now, but as SOON as that job is done, they're coming back to the shop. :icon_thum

Beautiful cutting board too. :thumbs_up:thumbs_up These plans really helped me with the endgrain cb that I did for my MIL. :swoon:

 

[junquecol]

With outside dew points in the single digits or low teens, you would have to run a propane heater a LONG time before the air moistened up enough to create condensation. In three years, my 35K infa-red has never to my knowledge put any condensation on any of my machines. My shop is pretty tight, two insulated roll ups, with gasketing all around, and a entry door, which is insulated steel. Door is half glass, and there are no windows (to prevent break ins). I can run the lights for a year cheaper than I can take a day off from work to meet sherriff.

 

[Canuck]

what part of Canada do you come from? my son was born in Fredrickton, nb. He is a herring choker.

Southern Ontario, James! (T.O. area)

I never did make it down East. Travelled all the way to the west coast, but never made it to the Maritimes! Beautiful county, New Brunswick! (In the summer and fall.:gar-La

Wayne

 

[Travis Porter]

Congrats on the heater! Always a plus to stay warm.

As for cutting boards, I have made around 9 or so end grain cutting boards in the past two weeks..... Yours is nice and simple with clean lines (which I like) but I am getting kind of board (pun intended) making them. I need to find some patterns or something as I have a lot of miscellaneous boards I have been trying to use up and cutting boards is a good way to do it.

PS

 

[Pop]

Just now planning to get back out into the shop after a too long 'vacation' from it thanks to a lower disc in my back that decided to give up the ghost after 4 years. My timing stinks as far as the time of year to climb back into the sawdust bowl. Had surgery on the next 4 up from it and wound up keeping the hardware store at the hospital in business for a while with the rods and screws they put in... then it decided to quit too. Bummer.

Anyway...have a small shop (14 x 20) and have been using a kero turbo heater for a bunch of years because it can be connected to a thermostat (unlike a propane) and pretty much takes care of itself. Set the stat and go do your thing. A better option would be a forced air furnace from a wrecked trailer or large camper. Filtering then would be the key to it being efficient. Seems a bunch of other frustrated termites up here have the same idea because finding one has been an on-going chore. Temps up here get to (I should say down to) 10-20 at times. Don't forget to run the dust system and make sure you're not to tight when it comes to outside combustion air for any heater that uses gas or kero. Have fun but stay safe.

 

[Warren]

If I remember my chemistry, the products of combustion include good ole water. With the new new non-vented heaters, I'm not surprised that there is increasing humidity. However, with the ambient humidity as low as its' been, it should take quite a while for the moisture content to reach the condensation point.

 

[Mark Stewart]

Very nice Geoff. Please let me know when you post about things not to do when making an end-grain board, I have some items to contribute. For example, if you cut the strips too wide, you end up with a small and fat cutting board...

:rotflm::rotflm::rotflm::rotflm::rotflm::rotflm::rotflm::rotflm::rotflm:
Bas you really need to stop I hurt when I read these comments.

Thanks Mark

 

[petebucy4638]

My garage is heated and air conditioned, but I tend not to open the ducts because garages are not the tightest structures and waste a lot of heat and cooling. I have thought about adding a natural gas heater but have not made a final decision.

I have several friends who use window air-conditioners with heat-pumps to keep the shop cool in the summer and warmer in the winter. Heat-pumps don't introduce any moisture and they are pretty efficient too. They are not fire hazards either. One of the guys does stained glass work. When glass gets cold, it will shatter rather than follow a clean break. His shop is heated with a heat-pump and he uses and electric blanket to keep the glass warm.