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Printing in a cold shop
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0igo
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any recommendations on what i can install without having to get a big a** heater for the whole shop?
Gino
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Good Grief, go to aisle 47 and look around on the shelves. If you don't see what you want..... ask one of the Home Depot helpers.
Without knowing the size of the room/area, temperatures you have overnight and throughout the day, what heat you already have or any number of things, that's like asking someone...... which tooth do you use while eating ??
Without knowing the size of the room/area, temperatures you have overnight and throughout the day, what heat you already have or any number of things, that's like asking someone...... which tooth do you use while eating ??
DerbyCitySignGuy
New Member
You're never going to get an area of your shop the right temperature/humidity to satisfy your printer.
Finish (frame an area of your shop for the printer and put in temperature and humidity control. You'll end up spending less time and money in the long run. I learned this the hard way, sadly.
[Edit: By finish, I mean frame out an area, drywall, insulate (if necessary), make a room that's specifically for your printer. Added benefit of keeping dust and dirt down.]
Finish (frame an area of your shop for the printer and put in temperature and humidity control. You'll end up spending less time and money in the long run. I learned this the hard way, sadly.
[Edit: By finish, I mean frame out an area, drywall, insulate (if necessary), make a room that's specifically for your printer. Added benefit of keeping dust and dirt down.]
0igo
New Member
thank for this, ill go out and look for a better heat source. Do you remember what brand heater you used?
mfatty500
New Member
Sparkling teeth, one down, 7 up..
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bob
It's better to have two hands than one glove.
If you have natural gas hang a gas heater from your ceiling. Propane will work just as well but it will cost a taste more to operate it. They come in all sizes and will heat most any space, finished or unfinished. If installing one is beyond your skill level get a plumber to do it. You should be able to escape for less than $500.00, heater, gas plumbing, thermostat and all. Spend it. If you don't you'll end up with a succession of crappy space heaters that'll end up costing you more. Ask me how I know this.
ChicagoGraphics
New Member
Get yourself a kerosene heater, they work great, can heat large area and there is no smell, I'm not talking about the heater with the fan.
equippaint
Active Member
We have some torpedo heaters, I think 120k BTU. Tractor supply carries them and they have them on amazon too. We heat our paint booth with one (no insulation in it) which is 18'x18'x50', can get it 90 with an outside temp in the 30s. We use them in our shop too. They're cheap, run on electric and diesel.
ChicagoGraphics
New Member
But they smell really bad, with K1 kerosene no smell what so ever and will heat upto 80 degrees when the weather is below zero, but also depends how well ininsulated it is
DerbyCitySignGuy
New Member
Seriously, spend a little extra money and build a room for your printer. Trying to reliably heat up (or cool off) an area around the printer is Sisyphean. Build a small room, put the printer and essentials in there, and call it a day. You'll save yourself a ton of headaches.
