[General] General Digest, Vol 29, Issue 3

[Chris Smith]

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=tank+top+heater

These harbor freight tank top heaters look like they would be useful.

--Chris "chrimage" (a lurker)

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:00 PM, <general-request at lists.makerslocal.org>wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:11:53 -0600
> From: Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [General] Heating Note
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> Interesting!
>
>          Just for fun, and given our collective experience with propane
> burners and electric heating elements, I believe we could figure out how to
> build electric/gas radiant/convective heaters for the shop.  It could
> either
> be a wood box with the heating and reflective elements within (like the
> vacu-forming machine) or a metal box with a fan and flame bars like the
> forge.  We have access to electric heating elements, propane, piping,
> material for ducting, fans, and etc. as well as people who have built such
> systems.
>
>                     - Ethan/spacefelix
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> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Has any thought be given to Infrared heating?
> > We have used/use this brand of heaters:  http://www.reverberray.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> Yes.  The current heater is NG.  It's expensive to use though.
> >>
> >>             - Ethan
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com
> >wrote:
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> >>> Does the shop have NG hookup?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> No jet engines unless you plan to make the shop fly. :P
> >>>>
> >>>> But there is this rocket thing:
> >>>> http://www.richsoil.com/rocket-stove-mass-heater.jsp
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:56 AM, <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >>>>> Turbo heater.
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> From: Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com>
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