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Title: Warm Workshop Post by: Desperate on January 21, 2006, 08:41:42 AM Not wanting another cold winter in my workshop, I actually thought ahead and built my own heater last year. It burns wood, coal or Homefire Ovals (they're the best).
It's based on a calorgas bottle and some 3" tube. I can get my place up to ninety with it! I have a set of pics, drawings and instructions if anyone's interested. It's been posted on a couple of other sites. If you're reading this, you must be into sheds and workshops. Check out www.readersheds.co.uk Select "Share your Shed". Some of my bikermates are on. Joel's Hot Tin Shed, Twizzles Shedalistic, mine Trap- End, and a few more. Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Manky Monkey on January 21, 2006, 10:29:09 AM Brilliant. Not sure how my local council would view me installing it in my lock-up though.
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: yoda on January 21, 2006, 01:14:47 PM i wouldnt mind a copy of instructions etc...
would you mind if i put them on my site too? Yoda Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Desperate on January 22, 2006, 09:34:56 AM They're on thier way, mate!
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: yoda on January 22, 2006, 03:22:14 PM and the feauture is here
http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/Tech/workshop/heater.html Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Manky Monkey on January 22, 2006, 09:06:30 PM That's grate - sorry, great. Thanks for that Chris -& Yodles. Another feature for the site & I didn't have to type a word! Wonder if I can get Yoda to set it up as a self service site so I can go & put my feet up?
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: trikerpete on January 27, 2006, 04:00:27 PM Hi Chris, found the "readers sheds website" and had a look through. never really thought about how many different sheds there could be ??? some one on that site said about sheds are for hiding secrets......found this photo there and not sure about what secrets are behind the black rubber suit hanging on the door, especially when i noticed the cunningly disguised chain that looks like an inlet/exhaust gasket attached to the wrist ;) ;D take care, good to see you on this here site. regards, pete
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Desperate on January 29, 2006, 04:14:37 AM The funny thing is, that's MY shed! There's a story about the black rubber suit (it's fibreglass) that I can't be bothered to write at the moment.
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Manky Monkey on January 29, 2006, 11:57:53 PM Your shed's definitely bigger than my flat -& better heated too.
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Desperate on January 30, 2006, 08:02:24 PM Picture's taken halfway down. Do you want full dimensions? It might be "to let".
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Manky Monkey on January 30, 2006, 10:29:20 PM It's twice that size?! A palace! In Basingstoke there'd be 23 Albanian asylum seekers renting that.
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Desperate on February 01, 2006, 06:12:25 PM Only got 22 in at the moment.
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Manky Monkey on February 01, 2006, 10:58:51 PM ;D
Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: klogan45 on October 15, 2006, 08:18:32 AM Hi Desperate,
I've got a couple of calor bottles and was wondering what to do with them.... Me and the son in law can now have a "warm workshop" each. Great idea. Had a look at you shed, great place to be in the warm Eh. Thanks for sharing your idea Regards keith Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Manky Monkey on October 15, 2006, 11:17:44 AM Hiya,
Keep forgetting not everyone knows of Mr Desperate. Chris Ireland, AKA Desperate Dan, was the big name in British customising, particularly all things trikey for ...ooh, several lifetimes. His business in Leighton Buzzard & later in Great Yarmouth turned out hundreds & hundreds of 3 wheelers, (over 500 of the VW based Praying Mantis design alone). If you spot a V8 or V12 behemoth parked up at a show, there's a good chance it'll turn out to be one of our Chris' creations. His "big engineering" style's instantly recognisable. A very nice guy & just ever so slightly completely bonkers. :P His, err unique, dress sense is legendary -the only guy I know with a favourite pair of welding slippers :) Anyway, I'm chuffed to be able to call him a mate & we share Yoda's services of computer-whizzy-cleveryness. Yodie runs both our sites & has been beavering away on Chris' new venture "Brit Chopper". That's a new custom bike, trike & hotrod mag due to hit the newstands in a few weeks. Desperate Dan's site's here: http://www.chrisireland.co.uk/ And Brit Chopper's here: http://www.britchopper.co.uk/index.html Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: panthershaun on November 25, 2006, 07:20:06 PM Chris is the man, ever so slightly bonkers doesn't come near.
He is an engineering legend, and a bloody nice bloke to boot. If you can imagine a weired design, chances are Chris has already built it. Glad to call him a mate and more recently Ed!!!! Title: Re: Warm Workshop Post by: Manky Monkey on November 25, 2006, 07:27:41 PM He's changed his name to Ed?
Give him my regards next time you see him please. |