Woodmaster1 Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 My neighbor gave me a 12000btu window air unit so I run it from 6:00am to 6:00pm. The heat pump on the pool runs at night and the window air during the day. The pool heat cost more than the window air to run. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfmoonCT Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 My shop is my garage.. I think it's about 26x25ish.. it's an over sized two car under the master bedroom. Unfortunately it also has 3 racks of rodents in it for my snakes.. The rats natural body temp is 105 degrees, and there are about 75 adult ones, not counting all the young ones.. so during the summer, I find my garage gets up to over 80 degrees. I've been thinking of trying to better seal the garage door, and using a portable 12k unit I have to try to keep the temps around 74.. I'm just wondering how much an AC unit bringing the humidity down may cause my wood to cup on me.. OCtoolguy and Rockytime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, WolfmoonCT said: My shop is my garage.. I think it's about 26x25ish.. it's an over sized two car under the master bedroom. Unfortunately it also has 3 racks of rodents in it for my snakes.. The rats natural body temp is 105 degrees, and there are about 75 adult ones, not counting all the young ones.. so during the summer, I find my garage gets up to over 80 degrees. I've been thinking of trying to better seal the garage door, and using a portable 12k unit I have to try to keep the temps around 74.. I'm just wondering how much an AC unit bringing the humidity down may cause my wood to cup on me.. Don't get me wrong but I can't imagine enjoying your hobby. I like cutting wood. Not raising snakes. It just doesn't work for me. Something for everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 11:12 AM, ScollSaw Slasher said: Well I've fought the issue for 47 years. But as I get older the heat bothers me more. Since I can't move to Canada (Americans are still banned), concrete block structure built like the proverbial brick "s---" house, a window not conducive to a window ac unit, rebuild of the home AC at the cost of my first born, a split system going through the concrete at a hefty price, or a inefficient portable system which would mean reconfigure equipment (good bye drill press and 12" chopsaw) to even reach the window for venting. A quandary. But thanks for the suggestions guys. Really sorry there is a Covid Ban , nothing personal and Mr. Government guys didn't ask me for my opinion on the ban but I gave it to them anyhow. I hate when I am ignored! The ban will lift in time for me to get a winter month in Texas or somewhere. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 15 hours ago, WolfmoonCT said: ... I'm just wondering how much an AC unit bringing the humidity down may cause my wood to cup on me.. If the wood has been stored in high humidity there is a possibility it would cup if transfered directly into a low humidity environment. However, if the wood is dry and you lower the humidity slowly ( which adding a new AC unit will do naturally), it will not likely cup. Flat stock should be stored flat with sticks seperating the wood to alow air to circulate around all sides of each peiece (easier said than done, I know.). Ply stock should not be affected by a change in humidity, but sugggest it be stored flat also or trully vertical. Leaning stored plywood can allow it to warp/bend over time no matter what the humidity is. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbow388 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Here in Mississippi it gets hot enough to make the ole testicals stick nicely to the leg. I am not a huge fan of that so I generally go to my shop in the evening after dark. I have a 9" fan that I point at me. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 14 hours ago, Tbow388 said: Here in Mississippi it gets hot enough to make the ole testicals stick nicely to the leg. I am not a huge fan of that so I generally go to my shop in the evening after dark. I have a 9" fan that I point at me. Sounds like a "personal" problem. Maybe some talcum powder is in order. Lol. Rockytime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl1 Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 My basement shop is warm in the winter and cool in the summer... But those stairs are the beast, and to think i used to fly up those stairs 2-3 steps at a time. CharleyL, ben2008 and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, carl1 said: My basement shop is warm in the winter and cool in the summer... But those stairs are the beast, and to think i used to fly up those stairs 2-3 steps at a time. Yup! I hear you! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 6 hours ago, carl1 said: My basement shop is warm in the winter and cool in the summer... But those stairs are the beast, and to think i used to fly up those stairs 2-3 steps at a time. I'm not as good as I once was but I'm as good once as I ever was! I heard that somewhere. Rockytime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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