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06-26-2012, 11:48 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Omaha NE
Posts: 85
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....its hott....
Ok, I'm motivated......but its also getting hard to hold that rivet gun in the right spot with the beads of sweat in my eyes.
has anyone come up with a "poor mans" solution to the hot garage/workshop problem?
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06-26-2012, 11:55 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 174
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Air conditioner?
Fan?
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06-26-2012, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 78
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LOL
Builders in Texas deal with this every summer (summer is April 1 thru Oct 1 in S. Texas it seems). LOL, you guys getting a little taste this year it seems....
Wait until you have to prime a bunch of stuff and sweat just keeps pouring off on your newly sprayed parts....grrrr
The good news is, the more you sweat, the cooler it feels in front of a fan. I personally have 2 floor fans (MaxxAir 20") constantly moving air. It doesn't cool the garage down, but it keeps it bearable most of the time.
I would love to get a split system AC for the garage, but at $1500 or thereabouts, I would rather use that towards plane parts....
John
RV-7A, Wings / Fuel Tanks
Houston, TX
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06-26-2012, 12:12 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Ramona, CA
Posts: 2,370
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My head sweats profusely when I run or workout or do just about any activity. I use a "Buff" on my head and it wicks away the sweat and keeps your head cool. Info here.
I think it was well over 100F when I was finishing the rudder.
Also very important to drink plenty of cold beverages (beer  )
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06-26-2012, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In New Braunfels, ist das Leben schön!
Posts: 871
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeB
"poor mans" solution to the hot garage/workshop
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The best "poor mans" solution I've found is simply closing the garage door and opening the door that leads to the house. A cheap box fan helps move some air. Obviously only works on an attached garage and better when it's insulated. I move my workbench close to the door and it gets down to a frigid 80 degrees when it's over 100 outside. That's enough to make it bearable for me.
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06-26-2012, 12:48 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,346
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Fixed that problem, I'm going to build my 8 in the family room. Bandsaw, sander, compressor, and drill press will live in the garage.
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N184WM reserved (RV-8)....finishing kit in progress. Titan IOX-370
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06-26-2012, 12:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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Water-fueled swamp coolers.
"Swamp coolers" should work well in Omaha's drier climate, compared to the South's higher humidity levels, no?
They're very reasonably priced too.
Best,
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06-26-2012, 01:01 PM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,420
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I bought a move around swamp cooler from Home Depot, works very well.

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06-26-2012, 01:01 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
Posts: 315
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These work pretty well. Got them for summer.
froggtogg.com
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06-26-2012, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
Posts: 2,182
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Swamp coolers usually work pretty good here in north central Texas too. By the time the summer heat really kicks in, the humidity of late spring (if any) is going away. We used a couple big swamp coolers in the hot metal hangar when finishing up the RV-8 in 2010, and they were indispensable. Just having the ability to move a lot of air around helps a lot.
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