Tim Daneliuk wrote:
I know this has been discussed on- and off- over the years, but I'd
like to get a current perspective from the collective wisdom of
the 'wreck.

My 'shop' is also my garage wherein cars needs to live at night.
The garage is unheated which is kind of a problem here in metro
Chicago ... it essentially means no wood butchery in the cold
months. Moreover, there is not much available in electricity.
There is one circuit that serves the garage door opener +
router + TS + vacuum cleaner ... and that's it. For a variety
of reasons, adding another circuit out in the garage is
impractical/expensive.


So ... what - if anything - can I use to heat a garage safely
that is: a) Not electrically powered, b) Won't kill me of CO
poisoning, and c) Won't ignite sawdust as it flies around in the air?

TIA,
Tim,
Living in a cold/snow climate, I offer the following steps:
1. Insulate.
2. Insulate some more.
3. Insulate the garage door.
4. Get an externally exhausted gas heater (natural, if possible, propane
otherwise)
5. Otherwise, wood stove (start by rubbing two boy scouts together).

I have a Reznor gas heater (45K BTU IIRC (wow, 3 acronyms in one
phrase)). My dust/chip collection system is a Sears shop vac and I have
never had any kind of problems with dust igniting. YMMV.
mahalo,
jo4hn