Mary Fisher wrote:

"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:19:12 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
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"Tony Williams" wrote in message
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In article ,
Peter Stockdale wrote:


I also find it helps to have one's feet off the cold floor.
Duckboards or even pallets can help with this in the bench area.

Yes, a pair of 'ski boots' also helps.

The real problem I have with working in the garage
is that everything that has to be touched or picked
up is icy cold, with the inevitable effect on the
fingertips. Gloves help of course, but can be too
clumsy for some jobs.

It's very cold today and Spouse keeps coming in to warm his hands. He says
tht the very thin ply he's working with seems to be sucking the heat from
his fingers. Gloves would be impossible for the job he's doing - or most
of
them because he's usually making very small items.

He stands on boards and mats, is wearing thick shoes and socks and I've
told
him to keep the door closed and put on the fan heater. He - anyone - needs
to be comfortable in such circumstances. If you're not you don't do a good
job.

We'd like to know if there's anything more efficient in fuel use and
heating
than the fan heater though. He won't use a gas heater because of wood dust
and flammble materials. An electric convector heater takes a long time to
warm the space.

He's not a wuss (and it's silly and offensive to accuse anyone of that).


The best investment that you could make, Mary, would be to insulate
and draughtproof the place.


You must either be joking or have an unusual garage/workshop.

Our hasn't had a car in it for many years. The walls, when they're not
concealed by large and heavy machinery or benches, are covered with shelves
and cupboards. It would be nigh on impossible to get all that stuff out to
insulate - although when we built it we used blocks with a good insulating
integrity. When the door is shut there are no draughts. It's not an old,
falling apart wooden garage, rotting in the corners. It's solid with double
glazed windows (which have shelves across them) and the solid, thick wooden
roof is clad internally and felted externally.

But when you're working with no heat from say 9 to 7, with a break for lunch
(which is what he likes to do) in today's temperature it gets cold. Worse,
the materials and tools he works with are cold.

Before doing that, to reach a reasonable temperature of say 18 degrees ...


That's far higher than he'd need.

I like the other Andy's suggestion and shall put it to Spouse over dinner
tonight, when he's well fed, wined and warmed.

Doing things properly is seldom simple, Mary.

I'd invest in a small wood burning stove. With closed doors, to burn all
the scrap in.

AND insulate the place.




Mary