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   user-6445466 | Dec 13, 2024 06:34am | #1

   A few years back I had a similar problem. Ended up building a box in which I installed a heat mat which I picked up at a local garden center.

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   jake_w | Dec 13, 2024 06:35am | #2

   Use a temperature control switch like this:
   https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/northern-brewer-dual-stage-temp-controller
   and connect it to any heat source you would like. They make a heated mat for brewing which would work well. Put everything in a small cooler and you have a well regulated heated box.

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   phantomtrapper | Dec 13, 2024 11:16am | #3

   I repurposed an old fridge that had died and was free on craigslist. I punched a hole between the compartments and keep glue and finishes in the freezer part and wood, tools, or a project I'm working on in the lower. I use a 40 watt incandescent bulb in a trouble light for heat, but the heating mat mentioned above might be better.

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   pantalones868 | Dec 14, 2024 01:06am | #4

   Back 50 years ago when I lived in the frozen wastelands of West Virginia my shop was an old farm house that had holes big enough to be able to throw a cat through! It got really cold! I also used an old refrigerator and a light bulb and proven at -20f. It's not just glue you want to protect but any water-based products, like house paint and caulk etc. It doesn't freeze here on the Pacific Coast but I'm now outfitting a second shop in the Sierra foothills and I'm on the lookout for another broken refrigerator. Old refrigerators are free, by the way, you cant beat free for cheap unless possibly someone will pay you something to haul it away! That's a million dollars worth of insulating industrial technology with a tight fitting gasketed door ...or you could go to the lumberyard and buy a bunch of stuff and try and build something like that!

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   Bentusi | Dec 14, 2024 03:08pm | #5

   Make a box and wrap a little heat trace cable around the walls.
   Easy, cheap, effective.
   Found this real fast. It comes with the controller already. 6 feet of it is 20 bucks. Not going to beat that.
   Also, making it yourself means you can control the quality of the electrical connections, and thus its safety, reliability, and longevity.
   I would not trust an incandescent bulb.

   https://www.amazon.com/Cupohus-Thermostat-30FT-Protection-Self-Regulating/dp/B0CC18YJK3/ref=asc_df_B0CC18YJK3?mcid=8ae2599289e63cfc9f19ab96d96dd6fc&hvocijid=8597646150014378373-B0CC18YJK3-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8597646150014378373&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1027261&hvtargid=pla-2281435180938&th=1