Help-Planning an Energy Efficient Shop

I'm in the planning stages to build a decent workshop and thought I'd ask if anyone knows where I can obtain info on building one that is relatively energy efficient from a heating / cooling standpoint. I don't make scrap (ha) so, while, I'll probably have a wood stove in it.. I'd really ...
Posted by WeeWilly in Woodworking Forum 21 years ago 
Yellow Glue and 30 Degree Shop

I think that I know this answer, but I'll ask anyway. Am I asking for trouble trying to use my Titebond II when the temps are getting on the cold side? For me "cold" is actually anything below 70 degrees, after living in Hawaii for 5 years. But around here ( American Fork, Utah ) the temps ...
Posted by JonH in Woodworking Forum 20 years ago 
NYW Shop Clock..why oh why

did Norm stain black walnut with a dark walnut stain? Beautiful wood turned to ugly. I just don't understand, somebody 'spain it to me Gary

Posted by GeeDubb in Woodworking Forum 20 years ago 
sealing a new shop entry door

I am installing a new entry door for my shop and the floor is a concrete slab. What sort of caulk or sealing method would be best to seal between the door sill and the concrete floor? One fellow I met mentioned some sort of asphalt based sealant.
Posted by R. Pierce Butler in Woodworking Forum 20 years ago 
baseboard heaters in wood shop - safe?

I'm converting a 20' x 24' tool shed into a wood shop, adding all new electricity, benches, lighting, insulation, etc. I'm located in southern Michigan and it will need summer cooling and winter heating. I assume a window AC unit can handle the cooling, but I'm not sure about the heating.
Posted by Charles Mulks in Woodworking Forum 20 years ago 
Installing radiant heat floor in shop

The new shop (pole building) is nearly shelled and the builders will be packing up their tools this week. Now I get to be busy with preping the floor installation. I want to install radiant heat, but getting good information has been difficult about the floor preperation.
Posted by A Womack in Woodworking Forum 19 years ago 
OT - TALK TO YOUR SHOP CAT

http://stacks.msnbc.com:80/news/939796.asp Hard to believe. JOAT Always put off until tomorrow something which, tomorrow, you could put off until, let's say, next year. - Lady Myria LeJean. Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT Web Page Update 23 Jul 2003. Some tunes I like. ...
Posted by Jack-of-all-trades - JOAT in Woodworking Forum 23 years ago 
Shop fox vs powermatic 20" planer

Ok -- I have have the ooprtunity to get either one of these for 1200.00 bux.(Both brand new ) The difference is the SF is the 5hp model. From previous posts I have read - they are pretty much the same machine. Is the SH motor really a 5 HP??? (Or is it that much better than the PM?) Normally - ...
Posted by Rob V in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Termites and wood shop walls - paranoia?

My shop is in my basement and I am planning to put up plywood for walls (much of the shop is against a poured concrete wall so I'll have to frame out a wall in front of the concrete as well). Seems like lots of folks do this.
Posted by YJJim in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Shop heat -- getting rid of condensation

Since it warmed up to a balmy 30 degrees today I got to work in the shop for a while. We recently had a thread about condensation. Today I came up with an idea that worked. Since I have little use these days for a hair dryer, I took it to the shop with me.
Posted by Edwin Pawlowski in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago