tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908730744821622284.post2154716174271723958..comments2024-01-06T01:46:35.685-08:00Comments on Scroll Saw Bowls: Working in the summer heatCarolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324249834681506315noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908730744821622284.post-74507005026540239932010-08-21T16:25:53.982-07:002010-08-21T16:25:53.982-07:00I ment to add that I love your wooden bowls book. ...I ment to add that I love your wooden bowls book. I won a copy of it at the Texas Scroll Saw Picnic. Before that I had not considered making a bowl with my scroll saw. Now I'm trying to work my way through the book.<br /><br />Thanks, JimJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282956206055981711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908730744821622284.post-20102824586902772262010-08-21T16:21:48.863-07:002010-08-21T16:21:48.863-07:00Try a swamp cooler or evaporative cooler. I live i...Try a swamp cooler or evaporative cooler. I live in Louisiana. Current temperature is around a 100. With my swamp cooler, shop temp is about 85.<br /><br />Looking forward to your new book. <br /><br />Thanks, JamesJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282956206055981711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908730744821622284.post-54977006719126895902010-07-26T06:10:14.183-07:002010-07-26T06:10:14.183-07:00Thanks, Doug and Larry, for your suggestions. At ...Thanks, Doug and Larry, for your suggestions. At least I don't have to worry about lizards. And I'll have to look into keeping the garage door open a bit. We have no windows in the garage, but we do have a wall-mounted fan that's part of the heater we intend to use in the winter, and that helps a bit.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324249834681506315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908730744821622284.post-41380088858956140972010-07-25T19:44:27.875-07:002010-07-25T19:44:27.875-07:00Carole, I do understand. My shop here in Hawaii i...Carole, I do understand. My shop here in Hawaii is all open on the front 20' wide X 20'. We don't many problems with bugs, but I have birds that fly into the shop looking for left over dog food for my shop dogs. For coolness, I have a box fan on the floor pointing out (this also helps the dogs on very hot days, an I have a stand up fan to help cool myself. I have a couple box fans in the windows that blow out and these seem to help. I am getting ready to double the size of my shop and will add more windows...but then I don't have to worry about neighbors hearing the noise...nearest one is 1/2 mile away.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149914524122173269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908730744821622284.post-48522037578827938832010-07-25T17:50:55.818-07:002010-07-25T17:50:55.818-07:00Carole; I live in Tucson AZ and work in my garage ...Carole; I live in Tucson AZ and work in my garage as well. One thing that I did that really helped was to insulate my garage door. It's a foam product comes in sheet 1 1/2" thickness and it installs very easy. The door use to feel like a fry pan now it's cool to the touch. But after about 2:00 pm I have to give up. I also do some word carving so I don't have any equipment putting out heat when I carve. But the winters are really great as it stays cool all day. The insulation also cuts down on any noise.<br /><br />I don't know what kind of door you have but if you can open the door about a foot and install a framed screen across the openning that could keep out the rodents and wasps. Before I insulated I did that to keep out the lizsrds. Bees never were a problem. <br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006397310570091463noreply@blogger.com