It’s been four and a half months since we left beautiful
Colorado for sunny Florida. Another
great opportunity was afforded me with my company and so we’ve relocated for
the third time in just the last five years.
Life is certainly full of adventures…be sure you’re taking them!
While settling into my new role we’ve been researching schools
and house hunting for a place to settle the wandering Harbins. We’ve finally landed on a home in the
school district we were targeting…a townhouse in Jupiter, FL. Aside from a short stint in an apartment when
we were first married, we’ve always owned a single family home.
The biggest change, and challenge, I foresee will be in
dealing with climate control. While
Minnesota could see higher humidity levels at certain times of the year, it’s
not even close to what I’ve already felt here during the Florida summer. The new shop will exist in a detached two car
garage. It does have its own small electrical
panel, so while I won’t be able to link off the home’s AC I should be able to
install a small, stand-alone system to control both temperature and humidity.
We should close on the house in late October, so my tools
will just have to wait in their moving pod for just a bit longer. To any fellow Floridian woodworkers out there…I
sure would appreciate any tips you have on wood movement and tool protection
that you’ve picked up along your own journey.
It’s been too long and I can’t wait to get back at it! And I’m sure you can’t wait to see another
series of blog entries of me setting up a shop again. This is starting to become my “thing!”
Pete
5 comments:
Pete,
Good luck with the new shop. If you have any questions about setup or insulation, let me know. Tom Iovino should be able to help you out with wood movement and machine setup.
Thanks Dyami! You guys are aces!
I'm in in Jacksonville, I have a 20'x 24' building in the backyard. I installed an window air conditioner with a heat strip for the colder winter we have up here and both work as expected but I have to keep a sharp eye on the filter and clean often! Maybe you wont need the heat strip option where you are. I do not really see a huge movement in my woods but it may be that I'm doing different things than you are?
By the way, Welcome to Florida!
Erwin, AKA Bearpie
Thanks Erwin! I do have a window in the garage. Do you find you have to keep it running all the time to control humidity? Any rust issues on your tools?
We're enjoying Florida so far. Big change from the drier western climates we're used to but sitting on the beach seems to make things a little easier! :)
No I don't leave the AC on constantly, just when I'm in the shop. My shop is fully insulated so that helps. I was gone on vacation for 4 months earlier this year and didn't see any rust developing on my tools or equipment. We went to the beach often when we first moved to Fl but less now after being here for 10 years. Not a novelty anymore but we still go every now and then.
Erwin
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