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Is the weather keeping you out of the workshop

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Its really cold in my small workshop so i am not making anything at the moment and it costs to much to have a heater in with me. :mad:
 
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Nothing will keep me out of my work shop not even when if gets cold when the winter gets here
 
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I have one of those Calor gas heaters, Super ser in my shed I expected it to cost a fortune but have been pleasantly surprised.
I bought a bottle at the weekend for £31.99 that is the first since last winter and that is still going strong.
I guesstimate to be a bottle and half per year not to terrible so far over the last four years I have had this heater.
That is warm as toast as often as I like. much better than the electric heater I had previosly plus I pay for this up front so I know the cost beforehand.
No shock from my Drain blaming the high electric bill on my shed init?
 
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It hasn't been cold enough to need heating in my garage yet, but I do have a little leccie fan heater for when I can't feel my fingers anymore ...
 
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Fingerless gloves like Albert Steptoe's.

If I am doing any finishing I put the oil filled radiator on or the CA doesn't go off. Otherwise I just put a few extra layers on like Alex does.

But then we are used to the cold up here. Just look at the young lasses on the Quayside in Newcastle on a Saturday night, dressed like they were on holiday in Ibiza. :ave_it:
 
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Only just come in from the workshop, toastie in there with plenty of insulation :whistling:

Couldn't find my soldering iron mind, wondering now if I've left it at a job :vangry:
 
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It isn't the weather that is keeping me out of my shed, it is work and long hours ... A wooly hat and as Walter says, fingerless gloves does do the trick, oh and a tea shirt, thick jumper and a lumber jacket helps. :ciggrin:
 
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I have an end piece of my shed sectioned off with just a bench, lathe and a few tools, its all insulated so when the lathe is going it soon gets warm. I've got an electric fan in there to give it a jump start but haven't used it yet this year. If it gets really cold I ask the CMM to come up for a chat. Then its warm as toast in minutes. :thumbs:
 
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Worked out side most of my working life summer or winter rain or snow delivering milk and as a window cleaner so a work shop is pure luxury cold HUH
 
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50f degrees in Blackpool today in fact had a bloody great bluebottle buzzing round the shed keeping me company .
 
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Walter said:
Fingerless gloves like Albert Steptoe's.

If I am doing any finishing I put the oil filled radiator on or the CA doesn't go off. Otherwise I just put a few extra layers on like Alex does.

But then we are used to the cold up here. Just look at the young lasses on the Quayside in Newcastle on a Saturday night, dressed like they were on holiday in Ibiza. :ave_it:
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I have an oil filled radiator, too, but since my shop is 20'x20' it would be warm right next to it and cold everywhere else. Then I thought to put a 20" box fan behind it and now it heats the shop evenly. I like it because there is nothing to ignite flammables.
 
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What's a shed? :devil:
As Jim, not had chance for the last four weeks and the next four ain't looking much good either.

Would be nice to get in there and feel the cold..:ave_it:

But I have a full wardrobe that if I keep putting stuff on till I can hardly stand up I think that should keep me warm..:face:

Then the wood wouldn't argue with me as I would look like giant haystack..:thumbs:
 
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