citcapp

remember to leave a window cracked or door cracked and buy your self a carbon monoxide detector just in case

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide_detector

coppercutlass

yeah my garage is decently ventilated and I know better than to run those things with no ventilation.

ziff396

Just a comment. I used kerosene, and propane heaters and they warm things up nice. That is if you like working with a headache from the fumes even with the doors cracked open. Also, kerosene and propane cause water vapor in the air and heating things up quickly will make your car and tools sweat badly. Not good. I now use a wood pellet stove and everything is bone dry. Wood stoves would be the same. I just thought I would add this from experience.

coppercutlass

btw guys thanks a lot for the input. It really made me realize how not easy it was to do a wood burning stove. I have no doubts I could do it right but I want to do it as safe as possible and take my time setting things up and it's just not possible with the space and money I have. I have 300 to drywall my ceiling in the garage to keep some heat where I need it . I priced that out and that's 150 the heater is gonna be a trade and that leaves me with 150 for a new workbench and a tool cart.

olds 307 and 403

Yes, it sucks living in a Northern climate. I can get my shop to a whooping 10 above freezing. That is 3 heaters and tarping over the crappy flip up door. I had a wood stove in my similar old shop, only helped a bit. My other 37.5' x 12' shop that had well sealed doors, no insulation but totally dry walled, only needed a space heater to stay above freezing.

Jamesbo

That's what we call them too. IMHO aside from them sounding like you're working on a runway, the smell isn't the greatest in the world but they do put out the heat

coppercutlass

I don't mind the noise. I work in a body shop so I hear the compressor all day, or all the noise I make with my griders or the radio blasting.