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Too hot in the shop; how do you stay cool?


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When it's hot here (which is most of the time) I restrict myself to forging the lighter items. No heavy hammering or large fires. My smithy has no walls, and allows any breeze in. A bit of a compromise because it should be darker.
I also knock off before lunch as afternoons are too hot. I'm usually a bit worn out by then anyway. Heat stress is a serious business though, and should not be taken lightly.

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I found the photos. Taken a few years ago, just after I finshed it.  no walkway in these pics. On a side note now people can see why I can't have a power hammer, look how close my neighbors are. This shows the outside coupalo, as well as inside showing the underside of the roof with the fan mounting, I have a switch next to the lights for on/off operation.  teh shop is 12.5 x 17.5ft  the max code would allow here.

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