Hand-Fired Stove in a Wood Shop?

 
snuffy
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Post by snuffy » Wed. Jun. 09, 2010 11:18 pm

Chuck Steak,

Many fumes and gases are heavier (denser) than air and follow a ground path somewhere. Since most coal stoves employ a indoor draft system to fuel the coal fire, you would have an entry point for fumes/gas. As far as propane, I should have been more clear. It was a bernz a matic propane cylinder. I would venture a guess that many homes have these cylinders lying around, but not in mine now.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Thu. Jun. 10, 2010 6:49 am

come on guys,in yrs of antique refinishing,I've always had many cumbustibles in the shop w/ a wood stove---I also acquired a large metal cabinet in which to keep these combustibles--paints,stains,strippers,NO brock,not girls,bernz-o-matic :blah:,etc plus my shop was always kept swept up,big shop vac aborted to my table saw w/ 55 gal drum catch basin--a little common sense goes a long way :)


 
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Post by Chuck_Steak » Thu. Jun. 10, 2010 2:06 pm

And like Fred, in my shop where we have built anything from wood or metal,
Furniture to race cars, and choppers, we have used woodstoves for heat most of the time.
Propane the last few years.
Cutting torches, welders.... paint, thinners....
You just can't be stupid about it.

But... the most important thing is, if you aren't comfortable with it,
then by all means don't do it.
You should always go with your own instincts.

Take care.

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