My shop is beginning to resemble the surface of the sun. My tennis shoe soles are beginning to stick to the floor as they melt. The poor oscillating fan is beginning to show sign of duress. Did I mention it was hot? Yes, I am thankful I am not out in the sun pouring concrete or doing rough framing and roofing is totally out of the question. Still, my shop is hot and being hot is no fun, even while woodworking! I have a bandana that I keep in my back pocket to wipe my brow in an attempt to keep the sweat from entering my eyes or pooling up on my glasses. I dislike the pooling worse than the watery dust trails when the the sweat just rolls down across the lense. The pools distort everything and remind me of being in a swimming pool, emphasising how hot it is. The sweat rag is also good for mopping up the beads that sit prominently on the top of my head. No hair provides a concregating area for sweat. If the purpose of sweating is to cool us off, why am I so hot?
The roof above my shop has a ridge vent that is SUPPOSED to pull the hot air right out. The theory is sound, you just can't prove it by me. Knowing the vent is there has given rise to some hairbrained thoughts on my part, like a fan to help the hot air leave. I am toying with the idea of an attic vent fan aimed up and out to pull air through the shop openings and right out the roof vent. It sounds like it might just work and I am just hot enough to consider doing it. The only thing holding me back is the electrical work which I dread. I have a junction box close by and can tap in there and positioning the fan will be no problem so it might actually happen in the not too distant future. In the mean time, I have a much larger oscillating fan that resides on the screen porch. I fear it may turn up among the missing and miraculously appear in my shop.
My shop has tri-fold doors across the front. I prefer to only open one door as the foot traffic in front of my house can sometimes be on the seedy side and i always feel like they are casing the place. There is one window which is pretty well blocked by my lumber rack, and the back door which also has a screen door. Cross ventilation should be working but for the most part, it is just plain hot.
OK, so this appears like useless drivel. Writing this has kept me inside in the cool! As long as I am typing, I'm not out in the shop. Sometimes I am truly glad I have no internet connection in the shop!
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