I swore I would never do this..............

[spike60]

...........But with the unrelenting cold weather, the kitchen table has become my "winter workbench." (of course I'm single. How else could I get away with this. )

The little workshop you see out back of the house is where I usually hang when doing my own saw projects. A few members have seen it and it's just a perfect little saw shop. I just use a kerosene heater to warm it up, which is fine 90% of the time. It works OK down to about 15 degrees, but below that and into the single digits it just doesn't get comfy enough in there no matter what beverage I take with me. So boys, I've devolved to working on saws in the kitchen. A girlfriend said last night, "but it's temporary, right?

 

[Spectre468]

Obviously, you are single! That was a given and did not bear saying.

My wife would flippin' kill me if I even so much as thought about bringing a saw in to the house, even brand new, just to look at it. And she's pretty cool about things. I'm glad I have a good little heater out in the shed, keeps it tolerable even down at single digit temps.

 

[caffeine1fg]

"A girlfriend........"

That implies more than one. How many do you have?

 

[nk14zp]

...........But with the unrelenting cold weather, the kitchen table has become my "winter workbench." (of course I'm single. How else could I get away with this. )

The little workshop you see out back of the house is where I usually hang when doing my own saw projects. A few members have seen it and it's just a perfect little saw shop. I just use a kerosene heater to warm it up, which is fine 90% of the time. It works OK down to about 15 degrees, but below that and into the single digits it just doesn't get comfy enough in there no matter what beverage I take with me. So boys, I've devolved to working on saws in the kitchen. A girlfriend said last night, "but it's temporary, right?

You should have looked her in the eye and said yep you might be temporary.

 

[weedkilla]

I don't understand, what's the issue here?


Yer, single too.

 

[heyduke]

i must admit that i've been tempted several times this winter. i'm single and my dog, Sparky, would be fine with it but i've resisted. maybe i'm afraid my kitchen would start to look like my shop. spring and opening day are just around the corner. mean while i'll shiver and drop stuff.

 

[Four Paws]

You should get bonus points for laying down cardboard and newspaper.

 

[zogger]

Get a brooder light and aim it at your work space in the shop. It will keep objects within the direct light warm. They are infrared bulbs, you can get white or red colored, 125 watt and 250 watt.

I do all kinza stuff on the kitchen table here, but nothing with leaky fuel or oil. Big sheets of cardboard and newspapers first of course. I have no shop, so rainy days, there I am. Otherwise on nice days, I use the ratsun tailgate and a stump for a chair.

*Eventually*, hopefully this summer, I am building a small shop, I have most of the materials scrounged up now.

 

[kyle.kipple]

Few months back my dad called telling me about this tiny little fisher for 50.00. I didnt hesitate installing it in my drafty little shed. The yellow plate on top is a little rig I made up for a blower that sits on the ground behind it. Will run your ass out in no time! I am now able to work in the cold without numb fingers and a runny nose!

 

[taplinhill]

When I was in high school my parents were supposed to be gone for the whole weekend, so I brought my dirt bike into the mudroom, pulled the engine and started the rebuild on the kitchen table. Well, they came home on Saturday when the engine was about as broken down as it could have been. My dad could have cared less, but mother still hasn't got over it, and that was over 20 years ago.

 

[sgrizz]

Well at least you put cardboard down so I don't see a problem.

 

[o8f150]

I have done many saws on the kitchen table,,, wife doesn't care,,, how you think I did the mods on the 400 the other day

 

[c5rulz]

How bout putting a wood stove in the shop and girlfriend on the kitchen table.

 

[Knobby57]

I don't see a problem with this [emoji4]. I can also tell you that a dishwasher is a great parts washer ...


Sent from my phone when I should be working

 

[Cheesecutter]

My wife drew the line at starting them in the house.

 

[mainewoods]

I don't know Spike, a girlfriend questioning your authority could be trouble.

 

[LegDeLimber]

May I ass-u-me that this will derail into a build thread ??

edit: guilty of same.
but more driven buy the knees wanting less walking time.
and yes the refrigerator is flat out covered in magnets and notes.

 

[spike60]

I don't know Spike, a girlfriend questioning your authority could be trouble.

She wasn't questioning my authority, just checking my sanity. You know, wondering if I've really lost it. Actually she's really cool, and would probably deal with it. My actual reply was, "No, I won't keep saws on the kitchen table; but the dining room hardly ever gets used."

 

[spike60]

"A girlfriend........"

That implies more than one. How many do you have?

Ahhh..........when you get into your 50's, you've finally reached an age where women aren't all that big on the commitment thing either.

 

[J.Walker]

Just don't use the dishwasher for saw parts in front of the GF.