DJ

"Dan Jefferson"

28/10/2005 11:58 PM

210 sq ft Shop now heated

Got my 4800w 220v construction / wkshop heater wired to sub panel today and
after an afternoon and evening in the shop I think it is going to provide a
pretty comfortable working area. This will be my first winter of being
completely retired.

SWMBO is very happy that I am so pleased. She also helped with the
insulating and panelling of what used to be a garage and now is a workshop.

Thanks for help with questions along the way!

Dan Jefferson


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"tom"

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

28/10/2005 9:25 PM

And when SWIMBO's happy, you're happy! Tom

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"rickluce"

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

29/10/2005 1:36 PM

I'll be thinking of you when I'm freezing my a*$ OFF!!!:-)

DON

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"arw01"

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

29/10/2005 3:07 PM

I've been to Steve's shop. It might be 400 feet, but it will NEVER be
warm in there...

He's tucked in the corner of a commercial building basement and its
dark and cool down there..

Alan

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nospambob

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

29/10/2005 11:48 AM

Wife bought a Marvin heater to hang from joist aimed at the bench that
has 2 tubes from Lee Valley. Toasty!

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:41:37 -0700, jo4hn <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Dan Jefferson wrote:
>> Got my 4800w 220v construction / wkshop heater wired to sub panel today and
>> after an afternoon and evening in the shop I think it is going to provide a
>> pretty comfortable working area. This will be my first winter of being
>> completely retired.
>>
>> SWMBO is very happy that I am so pleased. She also helped with the
>> insulating and panelling of what used to be a garage and now is a workshop.
>>
>> Thanks for help with questions along the way!
>>
>> Dan Jefferson
>>
>>
>Congrats! Brought to mind my first year here in the mountains with no
>heat in the shop. I had a small electric heater sitting on the
>workbench to keep the glue and my fingers from freezing. That sucked.
> mahalo,
> jo4hn

GG

"George"

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

29/10/2005 8:51 AM


"Steve knight" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:58:52 -0400, "Dan Jefferson"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Got my 4800w 220v construction / wkshop heater wired to sub panel today
>>and
>>after an afternoon and evening in the shop I think it is going to provide
>>a
>>pretty comfortable working area. This will be my first winter of being
>>completely retired.
> that small of a shop just eat bean and the gas would be enough to warm
> it (G) or just use a propane torch that would be a big enough heat
> source.

Ease off. My shop's 230 sq ft. When the son-in-law and I are both working
down there as we have been recently, we have to sidestep between machines to
let the other pass in the aisles.

There's another 24 sq foot available if I get SWMBO a side-by-side
refrigerator and get rid of the freezer and wall. Nest empties in another
year, so there's hope.

Sk

Steve knight

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

29/10/2005 9:00 PM

On 29 Oct 2005 15:07:04 -0700, "arw01" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I've been to Steve's shop. It might be 400 feet, but it will NEVER be
>warm in there...
>
>He's tucked in the corner of a commercial building basement and its
>dark and cool down there..
>

who wants it warm? it has never gotten below 52 in there. at most a
heavy shirt and I'm fine all winter. then again it does not get hot in
summer either.
Knight-Toolworks
http://www.knight-toolworks.com
affordable handmade wooden planes

JD

John DeBoo

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

29/10/2005 5:07 PM

I got one of them 2 years ago on clearence at Lowes, works great in my
192sqft shop.
John

nospambob wrote:

> Wife bought a Marvin heater to hang from joist aimed at the bench that
> has 2 tubes from Lee Valley. Toasty!

Sk

Steve knight

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

29/10/2005 12:36 AM

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:58:52 -0400, "Dan Jefferson"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Got my 4800w 220v construction / wkshop heater wired to sub panel today and
>after an afternoon and evening in the shop I think it is going to provide a
>pretty comfortable working area. This will be my first winter of being
>completely retired.
that small of a shop just eat bean and the gas would be enough to warm
it (G) or just use a propane torch that would be a big enough heat
source.
Knight-Toolworks
http://www.knight-toolworks.com
affordable handmade wooden planes

Uu

"Upscale"

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

30/10/2005 3:57 AM

"Steve knight" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> who wants it warm? it has never gotten below 52 in there. at most a
> heavy shirt and I'm fine all winter. then again it does not get hot in
> summer either.

I agree. It's especially irritating to be covered in saw dust AND be hot. At
least if you're a little cool, it doesn't stick to you as well as brushes
off easily if it does.

jj

jo4hn

in reply to "Dan Jefferson" on 28/10/2005 11:58 PM

29/10/2005 7:41 AM

Dan Jefferson wrote:
> Got my 4800w 220v construction / wkshop heater wired to sub panel today and
> after an afternoon and evening in the shop I think it is going to provide a
> pretty comfortable working area. This will be my first winter of being
> completely retired.
>
> SWMBO is very happy that I am so pleased. She also helped with the
> insulating and panelling of what used to be a garage and now is a workshop.
>
> Thanks for help with questions along the way!
>
> Dan Jefferson
>
>
Congrats! Brought to mind my first year here in the mountains with no
heat in the shop. I had a small electric heater sitting on the
workbench to keep the glue and my fingers from freezing. That sucked.
mahalo,
jo4hn


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