All finishing work is done in my basement. I only do woodwork in my shop
so the only thing that is potentially explosive is the gasoline for my lawn
mower,
but that will likely be coming out when I build my shed (hopefully before
the snow
flies.)

As I said in another post, I'm in Calgary, Alberta where winter temps
average about
-15C.

Dave.

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"Dave Rathnow" wrote in
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With winter immanent, I'm looking at putting some heating in my shop
so I can work and not freeze. I've heard people say that any
kind of open flame heating is dangerous because it could ignite saw
dust--I've heard others say this is rubbish.

Could people share their opinions and advice? Is an open
flame heater dangerous? What type of heating do you use?
Any recommendations to heat my shop: it's about 20x20
with a 12 foot ceiling.

Thanks,
Dave.

I'm less concerned with dust explosions than I am about the various oils,
solvents and finishes I store and use regularly.

A little more detail about your shop environment, your location and your
requirements would help us give you all the opinion, misinformation and
conjecture for which USENET is famous. ;-)

Patriarch