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   Peter36 | Feb 09, 2005 09:08pm | #1

   Hi Dutchy. I live in Paris, beside Brantford. Where are you?  Peter

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   dutchy | Feb 10, 2005 12:17am | #6

   aylmer ontario peter hi

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   James1 | Feb 09, 2005 09:52pm | #2

   Hello Dutchy, St Thomas here and enjoy the site there is a lot of information to be had by just lurking but any questions you have will no doubt be answered several times with different variations. So sit back and take it in.

   Hi Peter.

    

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   UncleB | Feb 09, 2005 10:20pm | #3

   I am also new to woodworking and have a lot of questions for . My first major problem is that I am starting out in 1/2 of my garage (my wife's car is in the other half - big surprise, huh?), and I need to know 1) is there a range of temperature and humidity to keep the garage in, in order to maintain wood stability while I'm working it, and 2) what is that range, and 3) will temporary drastic fluctuations (like when she opens the double-wide garage door to move the car in or out) in either the temp or humidity affect the wood to the point that my garage is not a viable option for a workshop.

   I live in NW Ohio, where it is not uncommon at this time of year to have 30 degree swings within 24 hours. The humidity is somewhat more consistent, but is maybe more manageable!!!! ?????

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   BrentS | Feb 09, 2005 11:10pm | #5

   Hi JB,

      I also have my shop in the garage.I find if I keep it at 60 degrees in the winter and never let the humidity go above 55-60 my wood stock pile does alright.I strongly suggest 1-2 de-humidifiers going all the time.No matter what you do wood is always going to move.That's how the big tool manufacturers stay in buisiness,....selling us jointers and planers.

                                                  Welcome to the site,

                                                                        Brent

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   UncleB | Feb 10, 2005 06:04am | #8

   I'm in Lima, not too far down the road by global standards! By the way, you're not in the tree trimming business, are you? The ice storm that hit on Jan. 5th has left a mess in this area and tree trimmers have their work cut out (no pun intended) for them for months around here. 

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   UncleB | Feb 10, 2005 06:06am | #9

   Thanks for the tips. Any reco for the best type of heat and heater? I have access to natural gas or electricity.

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   BrentS | Feb 10, 2005 03:02pm | #11

   JB,

    We heat our house with hot water rads.Since the pipes run on the ceiling of the garage(under the house) it never goes below freezing and usually, except for the coldest days, stays above 50.Because of this I only heat the shop when I'm working or letting a glue up or finish cure.I use 3 Lee-Valley quartz radiant heaters for the purpose(shop is 35'-18').They do a more than suffient job.

                                                                           Brent

   Edited 2/10/2005 7:06 am ET by brent

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   UncleB | Feb 10, 2005 07:55pm | #12

   BG & Brent,

   Thanks for the help!

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   forestgirl | Feb 10, 2005 09:16pm | #13

   Hi JB, welcome to the forum!  I'd like to (gently) suggest that you start your very own thread under General Discussions so we can all help you with your shop without hijacking this thread.  From past threads, I can tell you you'll get loads and loads of good advice!!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   UncleB | Feb 11, 2005 01:04am | #15

   Thanks for the gentle suggestion! My apologies to all on this thread and especially dutchy. Since this is the first time I've ever used any kind of on-line forum I did not know how it really worked, so I just jumped in - sorry! I will set up my own thread to get more feedback! 

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   forestgirl | Feb 11, 2005 03:47am | #16

   I saw your new thread, way to go JB.  No biggie -- you're in good shape with us, LOL!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   pierre | Feb 17, 2005 04:19am | #18

   I am also new in woodworking hobby, can you explain threads

   tk

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   forestgirl | Feb 17, 2005 09:14am | #19

   Each of the discussions you see is a "thread."  For instance, this thread we're in right now is titled "Newcomer."  The individual contributions are called "responses" or "posts."forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   pierre | Feb 18, 2005 04:49am | #20

   Thanks

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   forestgirl | Feb 18, 2005 06:11am | #21

   .......actually "reply" rather than "response."  Are you up on your LOLs and ROFLs?  <grin>forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   ajm | Feb 10, 2005 05:24am | #7

   NW ohio huh? I live in defiance, OH how NW ohio are you?

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   BG | Feb 10, 2005 02:46pm | #10

   JB,

   In the ideal setup, you'd like the woodworking environment to be the same as the environment where the finished piece will reside. It'll be pretty tough to establish and maintain that kinda environment in a two car garage.  On the other hand, most rough lumber is stored outside (under cover) much like the temp and humidity of your garage...so you don't have to wait so long before you can play.  Your bigger issue will be glue-up and finishing...there it needs to be above 50 degrees.   

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   WillGeorge | Feb 13, 2005 09:01pm | #17

   I live in NW Ohio

    

   We love ya anyway!

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   BrentS | Feb 09, 2005 11:05pm | #4

   Hi Dutchy,

      Good to meet you. I make my home in Montreal.Enjoy the site.

                                                               Brent

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   forestgirl | Feb 10, 2005 09:18pm | #14

   Hi Dutchy, welcome to Knots!!  You have several fellow countrymen here to help you keep us in line, LOL!  I see "Canada" and think "Cool, just over the border" and then I see "Ontario" -- darn, the other side of the continent (I'm near Seattle, WA).

   Hope you have a great time here.  Happy woodworking.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   Eef | Feb 03, 2010 12:22pm | #22

   hi forestgirl,

   am i talking to you five years ago? these old posts keep showing up. it was suggested that the topic heading of a new post, if the same as an old post, will bring back the past. does this mean we're both five years younger now, i mean er, um, then...

   eef

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   Lataxe | Feb 05, 2010 07:37am | #23

   Eef,

   A cybertimemachinen! Now that is weird but quite educative.

   When does it go to the future?

   Lataxe, seeking some virtual expansion in the spacetime continuum.

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   Eef | Feb 05, 2010 06:00pm | #24

   hey man,

   where you been? there's all these little dark hidey-holes and mystery-funny-funny talk goin' on. why, just check out the second to last post in "looking for a ww school." neat and nice stuff too as in good old larry williams piped in some high-end wood expansion data that made me go all tingley-tingley down there in the front. i think knots is better than EVER!!

   eef