Wood heater in woodwork shed
Hi TUFHDT,
I'd have a good think about having a wood heater in a woodworking exposure. First it takes up a hell of a lot of space if you quarantine a safe area around it to be kept free of all timber. Second it is a real fire hazard unless you maintain a very high level of dust hygiene right through your shed. You won't be able to use contact adhesives nor solvent based polishes in the same room unless you want to have your own little Hiroshima! plus you will be wondering each night when you leave the shed if there are any sparks outside the heater lurking there to undo your favourite place. I've been to a fair number of workshop fires with our local volunteer fire brigade over the years and if there's one common theme reported by the owners it's to comment on the amazing speed with which the fire propagated through the whole structure once commenced. The progagation medium is of course dust on the horizontal surfaces.The presence of an ungodly range of liquid flammables adds it's little bit also. Expanding on that topic if you have a bench grinder and steel wool in the same woodworking workshop then take one of them outside before dinner and leave it there. Steel wool and sparks are mutually incompatible. Steel wool should be classed as flammable goods.
It's a side issue but you won'y be able to secure commercial insurance for your gear with a wood heater in you workshop
Good Luck
Old Pete