I had just got it and turned it on for the first time. I read when you first start one up, open up the door... do it outside...etc. The door will be closed from now on when I need to run it. I'm hoping if I can keep the temp about 50-60, to be comfortable to work. There is an automatic switch off when it reaches a desired temp... and will turn back on when it drops.I've never understood those - if it's cold enough for heat, it's too cold to have the door open, which means I couldn't use one of those.
"I read when you first start one up, open up the door... do it outside...etc. The door will be closed from now on when I need to run it. "
For chip limitation get a roller shower or window blind and unroll it behind you. Chips hit it, fall and gather in a line which is easy to sweep up. Doesn't work for dust though so got an air filter at right angles next to it on the ceiling.I use one of the little electric oil-filled radiators with a box fan behind it. I don't have to worry about running it with volatiles like acetone etc. and it can't cause a dust explosion. (lost my bangs and eyebrows to one of those when I was a kid! Tip: Don't shake a vacuum cleaner bag into a burn barrel that still has coals in the bottom.)
A neat trick if you have a large shop and don't want to heat the whole area. Get several 4x8 sheets of styrofoam insulation and hinge it together with duct tape. Stand it up around the area you want to heat. It also controls sawdust and shavings to the immediate area.
For chip limitation get a roller shower or window blind and unroll it behind you. Chips hit it, fall and gather in a line which is easy to sweep up. Doesn't work for dust though so got an air filter at right angles next to it on the ceiling.
I lost my eyebrows and arm hairs after pouring petrol into the base of a garden incinerator barrel when younger then lighting it. The resulting bang launched the contents vertically and me horizontally quite a way. It did light the bits left in the thing but took ages to gather up the scatters smouldering branches and leaves!
Note, when not using the styrofoam, it folds flat and stores against a wall.I use one of the little electric oil-filled radiators with a box fan behind it. I don't have to worry about running it with volatiles like acetone etc. and it can't cause a dust explosion. (lost my bangs and eyebrows to one of those when I was a kid! Tip: Don't shake a vacuum cleaner bag into a burn barrel that still has coals in the bottom.)
A neat trick if you have a large shop and don't want to heat the whole area. Get several 4x8 sheets of styrofoam insulation and hinge it together with duct tape. Stand it up around the area you want to heat. It also controls sawdust and shavings to the immediate area.