Brian Patterson
01-28-2008, 10:14 AM
My wife and I moved this past summer into a larger house. I was lucky enough to get 1 bay of our detached 2 car garage for my shop... With all of the moving, etc. I didn't have a chance to winterize my shop. I made sure to clean all the major power tools and put a new coat of Boeshield on all the cast iron surfaces and covered them with old blankets. I brought most of the hand tools inside as well as anything that could freeze, pretty much shutting down for the winter.
We have enough projects inside (painting, etc) that I figured I would be busy all winter. Here's the thing though... I need to build a door for a flush mount medicine cabinet. We've been looking around for one and I know I can build something with out too much trouble...
So here's my question; I live in Pittsburgh where right now its a balmy 31 with 1 1/2" of snow on the ground. Is it safe to use a tool like my table saw when it's been sitting in the cold like this for a month or two? I also worried about my hands being too cold as well.
Any thoughts or precautions?
Thanks in advance.
We have enough projects inside (painting, etc) that I figured I would be busy all winter. Here's the thing though... I need to build a door for a flush mount medicine cabinet. We've been looking around for one and I know I can build something with out too much trouble...
So here's my question; I live in Pittsburgh where right now its a balmy 31 with 1 1/2" of snow on the ground. Is it safe to use a tool like my table saw when it's been sitting in the cold like this for a month or two? I also worried about my hands being too cold as well.
Any thoughts or precautions?
Thanks in advance.