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Cold Weather Gluing

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Jman

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Well, the move to the new house is just about complete and I'm about to turn my attention to my workshop. I've got a 3.5 car garage that will soon become my airplane factory. The problem I am running into is that the Garage is of rough lumber construction and is un-insulated. At 10 below, which is common here in upstate NY, this can be a problem not only for comfort but for the integrity of my glue joints.

Three questions:

1. I'm looking at building a work table heater consisting of a thermostatically controlled electric heater blowing hot air into a box made of sheet Styrofoam that will be placed over the work table whenever a part is glued up. Does this sound feasible? Is there a more efficient this could be done?

2 How long must the glue joints remain at room temp before they can be allowed to go to the prevailing sub-freezing temps. Assuming T-88 or the West system.

3. Can finished wood parts be stored in subfreezing temps without damage as long as they are dry? If the part is cured, does humidity still play much of a part?

Thanks in advance.

Jake
 
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