Recent content by weston

Thank you all for your insights and comments. I am in the southern tier of NY, so I'm probably colder than Rochester, but not regularly subject to the brutality of the North Country. The existing ductwork is a 23"x30" plenum feeding 4 @ 8" galvanized ducts. I don't know what shape they're in...

Mostly open...along the back wall there is an enclosed 15x15 office in the back corner (with its own separate electric baseboard), and then there is an adjacent 15'x45' mezzanine, also along the back wall. There are no sections or walls between bays. Building is 60x60.

Greetings all - This summer I acquired a 3600 sf shop built in the 1950's, that, until 2 days ago, was heated by a forced air fuel oil burner which is ducted under the slab with 4 outlets spaced around the perimeter of the floor. The furnace motor burned out and I am told that replacement parts...

I use a Fein oscillating multi-tool with the wide blade. It works like a champ on up to about 2" foam thickness. It's fast, generates minimal dust due to the narrow kerf, and makes clean, accurate cuts. Excels at plunge cuts and final shaping.