meflick Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Well Denny, not much warmer today here in East TN is it - matter of fact - think it may be a tad bit colder. Looking forward to the warmup later in the week. Upper 50's will be like a heat wave won't it! 1:30 in the afternoon now and my watch says its 23 degrees outside. Think that's suppose to be about the high for the day. Haven't been out to the shop, but its in the garage area but is a separate walled in bay with the central heat and air piped in there so should be decent in there still. Maybe I should get motivated and go do some scrolling work for a bit since I have been MIA in the shop for a couple of weeks now. Sounds like another good reason for you to take one of your saws down to the store. Dick/heppnerguy - sorry for the loss of your friend's mother. Prayers for all. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 The high in my part of central NC reached 27 today with a 16 wind chill. The 8" of snow we had yesterday helped that. Tonight they are predicting 0 or lower. My shop heater keeps it in the upper 40's in this weather. If I crank it up and wait 3-4 hours it will reach 60 but the electric meter spins. When it gets this cold I find other things in the house to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBerguson Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 I'm lucky, I have a rediant floor heated shop. I keep the thermostat set at 60 which is a perfect temperature for woodworking, especially perfect when it's in the teens outside. Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBerguson Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 So happy I put my shop in the basement. Took some effort to seal it from dust escaping, but while I was at it, I added insulation to sound proof it. Wife can barely hear the machines running while she is in the kitchen above me. And its so quiet, I can scroll, Sand, and run my dust collector and Air filtration while she sleeps on the second floor. Any dust that escapes, is on my person when I leave the shop, and I make it a habit to use insure that I get 90% of that off of me. Been cold here in Michigan, (in the single digits) for the last week or so. In the house we moved from, I had my shop in the basement with radiant heated floors. When we moved, we decided to build a separate building for the shop thinking it would be cleaner and we could use the space in the basement. That was all fine and dandy but one thing is missing... In the basement, I could hear everything going on upstairs, the kids playing and such. Now, I hear nothing in the house and really miss the sounds of the kids. So, I don't spend as much time in the shop unless one of the kids go with me. Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Got down to 3* last night and at 7 AM it was 60* in the shop with two small heaters running. Warmer weather is coming tomorrow and I am ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 I have several projects to cut and the garage temperature is 41 degrees. For the first time ever, I brought the EX21 inside to do the cutting. I will have some clean up, but at least warm. high 60's this week ,it's comfortable but cold .i'm so happy my shops coming to life with some sort of organization ,I've been out of wack for years but the doc found the problem so the dw788 is about to get a work out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 I went to work in my shop today to make a couple of plaques to send to our friend who lost her mother and her dad. It was 10 degrees when I fired up my wood stove and I ended up having to open the shop door for awhile because after about an hour my shop hit 87 degrees. A tad too hot. I love my little wood stove.. Dick heppnerguy SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 It's been in the single digits here in NW Kansas for the last ten days, now we're gettin' a warm up in the 50's. My shop is heated, & I keep it about 70. I'd like to get to the shop, & soon! I had major back surgery the 8th of December. This sittin' & layin' around ain't for me! I get on here, & see what everybody is up to, if I can throw out some help. Hopefully I'll get released soon to start back in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Hit -2 this morning at my place. When it goes below 0 in North Carolina you know it is cold. Shop over night got down to 48. I think I will start working on my taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerJay Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Hit -2 this morning at my place. When it goes below 0 in North Carolina you know it is cold. Shop over night got down to 48. I think I will start working on my taxes. Ha! - really good choice - working on taxes gets me heated too ....... Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted January 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 It is 38 degrees in the shop this morning. The EX21 is still in the entry way. I will work on something, but still not sure. Weather report says 70 by the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 It's interesting to hear from members from different parts of the country and world. Weather seems to be a good topic of conversation especially when we have extremes. It has been cold ( single digits) for us here in West Michigan for the past several days although it was 18 yesterday and will be in the 20's today. Tomorrow it's supposed to get up to the 40's with rain. I just don't like getting rain here at this time of the year. Rain on top of snow and ice can create some bad conditions to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTCowpoke22 Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 We were at -36 degrees Saturday morning here in Montana. I think our weekly forecast has us above 0 for the high 3 days this week. My shop is in our attached garage. It doesn't get much below 20 in there, but I also don't have anything other than a couple of milk house heaters to warm it up. They'll get it to around 30 and if I'm working and have tools running it'll creep up to 40, which is good enough for me. But when it's this cold it takes awhile to get it that warm, so I'm working on several projects in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Wish we had two days the same 9c one day -8 the next my shop has a bar heater to warm my hands only and that it. So rap up with a hat and coat if I put a fan heater in there you wouldn't see me for the dust everywhere. I need au pair for cleaning. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrowning Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Well it warmed up into the 50's yesterday and today. But now we are dealing with 70 MPH winds. Dang I can't be pleased at all. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Ok here in Texas 68 today going to 80 on Wednesday, RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted January 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Not sure if I would like 80 degrees in January RJ, but you can sure work in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) I am with you Jay, would swap for warmer temps just to be outside. Temperature here today is only -16©. Most of last week was -25 to -32, not counting the windchill. Scroll saw thankfully in the basement. Hubby doesn't complain about the noise - his guitars and amps get turned up, and I am the the one doing the dusting!! Edited January 9, 2017 by barb.j.enders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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