Old man winter is coming

[Ohio piper]

I used to live in California and scrolling in the winter was not an issue. But now I live in Ohio and I am wondering where I am going to set up my saw. It makes so much dust. I think I might have to buy a good quality shed and insulate it and run power to it so I can have heat. What do you guys do in the the colder climate?  Just curious 

[kmmcrafts]

A shed would be the best option probably.. that said there are several ( myself included ) that have scrolled inside the house.. If you have a spare room where you could set up a saw.. get a box fan and a good quality furnace filter attached to the back of the fan that you run while you saw can get a good amount of the fine dust. Maybe get a door sock thing to lay on the floor in front of the door while working to keep any of the dust from going under the door and out into the rest of the house. 

[John M]

I have been scrolling in a spare room for years. Most of the dust falls down.

[OCtoolguy]

I thought everybody outside of California had basements to work in. No? Wow!

[Bill WIlson]

I have a basement shop, so weather isn't an issue.  Now, noise and dust can be annoyances, at least to my wife.  It's just the 2 of us, so no little ones to worry about waking up.

[rjweb]

No basements in Texas, but i have a shop, RJ

[OCtoolguy]

I live so close to the ocean that the water table doesn't allow for basements.

[ChelCass]

I bought a shed from the Amish and then finished it out to suit my needs.  It has electric and heat, quite cozy in the winter. 

[barb.j.enders]

I have a room in my basement.  Just hubby and me, no kids to worry about. 

[TAIrving]

18 hours ago, rjweb said:

No basements in Texas, but i have a shop, RJ

Same here.  I do not know if the reason has to do with water table or unsuitability of the soil.  

[HCB]

Here in Maryland it gets a bit chilly in the garage workshop during the winter.  In the past I used a propane heater to survive, but since retiring last year I decided to upgrade to a mini-split in the garage this summer.  The garage is insulated and it worked well during the hot summer and am looking forward to a comfortable and productive winter as well.

[Roberta Moreton]

I use a spare room in the house. I hooked up a Scrollnado. It’s not perfect, but it is helpful. I took up the carpet and painted the floor. I have a pair of shoes at the door that I wear in my room and I leave the shoes I wear in the rest of the house out side my room. I brush myself off before exiting. 

[Denny Knappen]

I too have the Scrollnado, but like Roberta mentioned, it does not collect everything.  I am looking at one of those Onida things.

[rafairchild2]

On 9/24/2024 at 12:33 PM, OCtoolguy said:

I thought everybody outside of California had basements to work in. No? Wow!

Not here in VA Beach VA for the most part.  I am 4 miles from the Chesapeake Bay and about 10 from the Atlantic, 6 feet above sea level.  I am surrounded by water coming in from the bay lots of tidal marches and tributaries.  Very high water table.  I am on a crawlspace/slab. A few older homes have basements, but not many unless they are on a hill.

I use my garage as a shop.  Below is how I hooked up my "Top Vac".  It plugs into my wall dust handling system with a 2.5" pipe.  Collects 95% of the dus, I split it so the bottom vac gets the rest.  This shot was just before I repositioned the Pegas to where the Excal is in the photo.

[Scrappile]

I have a great place, the only thing that could make it better is more space.  It is part of a daylight basement, heated and cooled with the rest of the house.  Joined with a toilet, family room with my computer, and refrig and freezer close by. A window I can look out of to see if the "Feds" are coming (gun safe near by).   It also has outdoor access for a quick escape when I hear momma calling. Who could ask for anything more?!

Edited September 25 by Scrappile

[Ohio piper]

Yep I have a basement but heater and A/c is down there so I worried about the dust getting sucked into the return air filter. I we are planning on moving to Columbus OHio next year so I will differently be adding the scroll saw factor into the layout  in my future house 

[barb.j.enders]

20 hours ago, Roberta Moreton said:

I have a pair of shoes at the door that I wear in my room and I leave the shoes I wear in the rest of the house out side my room.

I have a pair of shoes at the door to my workshop to wear in the shop only.  most times

[Allen levine]

i dont change shoes when I come in from garage. it gives my wife a reason to yell at me. not that she cant find a reason, but as we approach 46 years of marriage, shes letting it slide a little more these days.

she has one spare bedroom completely used for her quilting, and then uses the other spare bedroom to lay out her work if she doesnt want to put it on the design wall. 

many years ago, when I first got my lathe, which I no longer have, I set it up one of the spare bedrooms before we redid it. it lasted 2 days, she threatened me, so I said ok, it goes into the garage, but it was nice thinking about turning in a nice warm place when its 15 degrees outside 

now I have some space heaters out there, but when it gets too cold outside, I just dont woodwork. 

[Bill WIlson]

My Dad had a basement shop.  Mom used to fuss at him about tracking "dirt" upstairs.  He always replied with, "Sawdust isn't dirt."  

I've tried that line a few times on my wife, for the same offense.  Doesn't work on her either.  

[BadBob]

9 hours ago, Bill WIlson said:

"Sawdust isn't dirt."  

It's man glitter.
My girls both have two memories: Dad smells like smoke or wood dust.

[Norm Fengstad]

I live where the winters can be long, cold and lots of snow so our garage is heated, the truck sits outside in a carport and I play with wood in the garage

[Gonzo]

Here in Minnesota, it gets cold. So I’m lucky. I have a summer shop and a winter shop. The winter shop is in the basement,  toasty warm.  The summer shop is detached 3 stall garage, uninsulated. I pretty much have two of everything I need for woodworking.  It probably would’ve been cheaper insulating and heating the 3 stall vs duplicating all my tools.  Oh well.  

 

 

[kmmcrafts]

2 hours ago, Gonzo said:

Here in Minnesota, it gets cold. So I’m lucky. I have a summer shop and a winter shop. The winter shop is in the basement,  toasty warm.  The summer shop is detached 3 stall garage, uninsulated. I pretty much have two of everything I need for woodworking.  It probably would’ve been cheaper insulating and heating the 3 stall vs duplicating all my tools.  Oh well.  

 

 

The plus side to that is if one tool breaks you still have the other to get the job done. 

[timelett]

Pellet stove and well insulated shop wood on floor ,I feel lucky to have the shop to play in.

[NC Scroller]

I used to live in up state NY now I live on the NC/VA border. Not as cold as Ohio but cold enough.  Heating in an uninsulate space is a waste of time and money.  So is trying to raise the temperature 20 or more degrees over a short period of time.  So if you get an insulated shed you still need to heat it 24x7.  I keep my detached garage shop at 55 all winter and raise it to until at least 60 to work.  Old fingers can’t stand the cold.