[General] General Digest, Vol 29, Issue 3

[Psy Tek]

We recently got this heater:

http://www.amazon.com/Portable-5600w-Industrial-Garage-Heater/dp/B003XOZN7A

<http://www.amazon.com/Portable-5600w-Industrial-Garage-Heater/dp/B003XOZN7A>We
haven't received it
yet, so not sure how it performs.

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Chris Smith <john.chris.smith at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> 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)
>
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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:
>> >
>> >> 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:
>> >>
>> >>> 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:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Turbo heater.
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