mr henderson
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| posted on 1/1/09 at 08:54 AM |
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Originally posted by stevebubs
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Originally posted by mr henderson
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Originally posted by JoelP
I wouldnt bother with heated ungergarments myself. Your body produces plenty of heat when its working hard, its just a matter of trapping it.
Ah, well, if I was working hard it woudn't be so much of a problem, but wiring a car, although mentally quite tough, is physically pretty
easy. Maybe if I was to stop and do something physical for a while I could warm up naturally.
On the other hand, wearing the heated pads means I don't have to stop, or pay out for propane etc.
I daresay it wouldn't work for everybody, but it certainly works for me
John
If you're stationary then something like an IR heater may work best; put a couple in a corner of the workshop and do your wiring there....
3 ways to transmit heat - convection, conduction, radiation.
Convection sounds like it goes straight out the roof so not suitable
Conduction - heated clothing...restricting...
Which just leaves radiation....
Bugger...just noticed it's 5am....
Thanks for the advice, but I think I will stick with the solution I mentioned earlier. Apart from anything else, I have to pay for the electricity I
use, and 50 watts for two heated pads is a lot cheaper than maybe 2 to 4 kilowatts for the IR heaters!
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 1/1/09 at 09:35 AM |
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Originally posted by mr henderson
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Originally posted by rusty nuts
Spend a little time and money insulating the place, plaster board works well and tidies the place up. Also makes the place cooler in summer.
Who is that suggestion aimed at? I hope it's not me, my workshop is 60 x 25 and an average of 12' high. How many sheets and how much
battening would that be?
Plus it's rented
John
About 1/2 the size and height of my old rented workshop, Believe me if you intend on being there a few years its worth the effort. I managed to get
hold of a load of used scaffold planks that I cut to size and used as battens. Builders merchants sometimes have damaged plaster board cheap . Place
was a lot warmer in cold weather, cooler in hot weather and a lot brighter to work in. Also gives customers a better impression !
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owelly
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| posted on 1/1/09 at 02:31 PM |
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Whilst climbing around on my garage taking off the old roof and fitting a new one, it became apparent that I don't function too well in
-5degrees. Especially with a strong Northerly blowing in straight off the North Sea. The two guys who were with me didn't seem to notice the
cold. Or the six inches of snow on the scaffold.
I politely enquired as to why they were warm and I was frozen. Thermal undies!!
They were both wearing proper thermals.
I remembered the brand new sets that were issued to my during a brief stay in the Falklands and a trip to the attic found them.
The difference was amazing! Instead of three teeshirts, a jumper, fleece and top coat, jeans and boilersuit, I was down to my thermals, fleece and
jeans.
The local discount shop had them on offer for a couple of quid which is where all the local builders are buying them.
HTH!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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