Studio heat source

Not blowing dust is exceedingly important. I live in Vancouver, my studio is extremely well ventilated, I should reduce some time ... it used to be a spray paint shop, and I never closed the venting where the blower was. It's gets pretty cold in there sometimes. But likely not as cold as Kingston gets. I use a quartz heater as can be seen here;

's pretty amazing. My working area is pretty small, so I just pointat me if I'm at the wheel, or the table, and that's pretty much it.It's definitely enough for me.

i have a $25 propane gas bottle attachment that heats up pretty well! something like 45,000 BTU's. i point it toward me or away when the room gets pretty hot.

agreeably it's a small room, 12 foot x 12 foot with a higher open atic.

i have a small 5 inch fan on a shelf i point to the top ceiling to spread the hot air around.

i can reach 84 degrees F in about an hour.

i put the heater on top of one of my raku propane bottles.

it's also great since it's portable to take outside, etc.

see ya

steve

How do you keep from getting CO poisoning?

i guess all the leaks around the door & atic vents.

steve

DKat wrote:

glorious day

after thinking about it, i think there's no CO coming off propane burners. that's why indoor fork lifts can be used. alot of indoor motor equipment has to be converted to propane.

see ya

steve

A small sampling....

good data! thanks for the links! i'll make sure i keep a door partly open when using that heater.

see ya

steve

Good to hear. Wouldn't want to lose you. DK

I have an oil-filled electric radiator in my studio - it's thermostatically controlled and keeps my studio at a nice and warm even temperature. No CO or fumes - just a cosy feeling. But then again, my studio is small and cosy anyway - and well insulated! I have it positioned near to my wheel seat - so I have a nice warm bum when throwing. :-)) Just what a girl needs when it's cold outside. Brrr. Keep warm my friends. JM

don't you have a big heater in your studio called a kiln? just run it more.

I also have a little woodburning stove, heats it really well. I make a fire, go back to the house to make some coffee and it's warm enough to start working. Since i don't work there all the time, there is a little electric frostwatch running when i am not there. Only disadvantage is, the clay gets awfully cold to work with.

Monika

Nope - I don't....My studio is very small (try 8' X 8') it's a garden chalet - and my two large kilns are in the garage.

Has anyone here got a smaller studio? I cope; and that's with a pugmill, drying shelves, wheel, two stools and a workbench (not to mention my compressor and buckets of glaze and powders). Room for a kiln - NO! Cosy? Definately! But I still have enough room to produce a kiln full in a day. :-) JM

One of the potters that was a wonderful source had her wheel in a closet (lived in Brooklyn I think). She (her web page that is) up and disappeared one day and rumor has it that she gave potting up. A sad loss. I really liked her web page and all the wonderful pictures she shared.

It sounds like you are referring to Linda Pahl. Somehow I was able to find her website again a while back. Here's the link:

> Gaye

Thank you! That is it!!! I have done all kinds of searches now and then to see if I she had re-appeared and nothing worked. This time I will email myself her name (brain dead for names).