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  1. 27th January 2008, 12:10 AM #1
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    Default Airconditioned Lathe

    Airconditioned my lathe this week, recon it'll be good for over 40. Keeps the shavings off the bed too.
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  3. 27th January 2008, 01:16 AM #2
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    Thankfully you can't see much of the mug driving the lathe at the time . A bit rough but t'was the coolest spot in the shed to be sure!
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    Is that '40' for degrees centigrade? ... or speed of the wind?
    Looks like it'd work a treat!
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    Cool Airconditioned lathe

    I know you had lots of rain up there. Is that liitle effort a result of water on the brain?
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    Genius! I am rigging up a 2HP wall unit which I very much doubt would suffice for the 150m3 of the shed, and the idea of "ducting it" had not striken me yet. This opens up new possibilities, thanks T.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest View Post
    Genius! I am rigging up a 2HP wall unit which I very much doubt would suffice for the 150m3 of the shed, and the idea of "ducting it" had not striken me yet. This opens up new possibilities, thanks T.
    I take it your shed is not insulated Frank? Mine is about 150m³ as well and fully insulated with a 2HP AC and it can get too cold sometimes
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    Only problem is that it's gonna push dust and shavings towards your face, or not?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rsser View Post
    Only problem is that it's gonna push dust and shavings towards your face, or not?
    Build an air diffuser?
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    Now thats a cool idea "Good one" Thunknker
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    Quote Originally Posted by rsser View Post
    Only problem is that it's gonna push dust and shavings towards your face, or not?
    Only when the bugger first dumped it over the top without warning me and it cleared the whole bed all over me . After that it was fresh cool air all the way
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    I think most of us are jealous

    I wonder what this would mean to the bean counters in working out how mich our hobbies actually cost us in electricity
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    It tends to blow dust and shavings onto the floor and a chunk of ply shoved over the inlet now meters the airflow. This is temporary until I shift the unit outside and duct it in properly, as it takes up lots of room. Hopefully I will then rig up a mobile duct/s using the flex suspended from a wire runner. It's only been about four years to get to this stage.
    My list of things to do keeps gettin longer and life keeps gettin shorter.
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