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Who uses what to warm their little pinkies whilst working away on their latest project ? I was going to venture in last night but ...


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Who uses what to warm their little pinkies whilst working away on their latest project ?
I was going to venture in last night but waaaaay too cold for me.
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Been done recently I think?

Depends what sort of workshop you got. If it'll hold any sort of heat use an oil-filled radiator. If you want quick heat that warms you and not the air use a radiant IR one. Don't be tempted to use any sort of flame type as petrol fumes are heavier than air. Ditto fan heaters that may spark.

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I have a gas one in the workshop, but I do mostly wood butchery in there, the type that runs off a 15kg bottle. Heats the space up quickly and gives out a good amount of heat for the bottle used. Thats fine if you dont mind an open flame, worse that happens is that if I am cutting timber using the circular saw it flares a bit on the dust in the air.

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The other thing with gas heaters is the moisture and CO2 from the burning gas builds up very quickly and can be dangerous/cause massive condensation.

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Shows how thick i am . I never thought about the petrol bit

It's a bit drafty until it gets knocked down and put back up again properly with 2 new bedrooms above it .
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