Since it warmed up to a balmy 30 degrees today I got to work in the shop for
a while. We recently had a thread about condensation. Today I came up with
an idea that worked.

Since I have little use these days for a hair dryer, I took it to the shop
with me. Cranked up the heater, but I also put some localized heat right on
the saw top, and a few other cast iron pieces. It eliminated the forming of
condensation, plus it added 1200 watts of heat for the 10 minutes that I ran
it.

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Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
Since it warmed up to a balmy 30 degrees today I got to work in the
shop for a while. We recently had a thread about condensation.
Today I came up with an idea that worked.

Since I have little use these days for a hair dryer, I took it to the
shop with me. Cranked up the heater, but I also put some localized
heat right on the saw top, and a few other cast iron pieces. It
eliminated the forming of condensation, plus it added 1200 watts of
heat for the 10 minutes that I ran it.

Any type of radiant heater would also do the same thing. The guy with the
big propane heater that had the condensation problem could probably run a
small propane radiant unit facing his machines and eliminate the
condensation. I never get my shop warm enough for moisture to condense, at
least in January.

Just putting the air in motion should do it, really. Give it a try, if you
don't want the heat.

Save the hair dryer for the pipes....

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
. com...
Since it warmed up to a balmy 30 degrees today I got to work in the shop
for
a while. We recently had a thread about condensation. Today I came up
with
an idea that worked.

Since I have little use these days for a hair dryer, I took it to the shop
with me. Cranked up the heater, but I also put some localized heat right
on
the saw top, and a few other cast iron pieces. It eliminated the forming
of
condensation, plus it added 1200 watts of heat for the 10 minutes that I
ran
it.

--
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

In KY there isn't enough humidity in the air to condense on anything in
January, but now come July it'll run down your chin.
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http://users.adelphia.net/~kyhighland


"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
. com...
Since it warmed up to a balmy 30 degrees today I got to work in the shop
for
a while. We recently had a thread about condensation. Today I came up
with
an idea that worked.

Since I have little use these days for a hair dryer, I took it to the shop
with me. Cranked up the heater, but I also put some localized heat right
on
the saw top, and a few other cast iron pieces. It eliminated the forming
of
condensation, plus it added 1200 watts of heat for the 10 minutes that I
ran
it.

--
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

George wrote:
Just putting the air in motion should do it, really. Give it a try,
if you don't want the heat.

Save the hair dryer for the pipes....

Holding a cast iron tool that is 5 degrees is not a lot of fun, so the added
heat is a bonus. --
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome