Short on space and more on the waist, that's what the 60's have brought me.
I need to downsize, and will, with time.
In this picture, I'd like to point out the heater, as shown circled.
Elon Musk with the help of metaphysical entities from Uranus designed this to use reverse energy to heat a space.
When I turn this on, it not only heats the entire shop in less than 60 seconds on the coldest day, it reverses the flow of electricity causing revenue generation!
I would let this one go for $99.99 but wait, there is more -
So much more........
(BS, that is)
That thing is huge. Probably get a tan just working in there.
Seems to me the real issue here is that 71' Triple is interrupting the circulation of the heat flow. 2-strokes will do that.... If you'd like, I can swing by and toss that smokey old H1 in my truck and get it outta there for ya? After that I bet its toasty... Also, counts as "downsizing".
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Quote from: axiom-r on March 24, 2025, 04:53:59 PMSeems to me the real issue here is that 71' Triple is interrupting the circulation of the heat flow. 2-strokes will do that.... If you'd like, I can swing by and toss that smokey old H1 in my truck and get it outta there for ya? After that I bet its toasty... Also, counts as "downsizing".
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That's what I thought it was. I just couldn't see it clearly.
Quote from: FJ1200W on March 24, 2025, 08:18:50 AMShort on space and more on the waist, that's what the 60's have brought me. I need to downsize, and will, with time.
In this picture, I'd like to point out the heater, as shown circled.
FJ1200W,
A few decades ago, I saw a solar collector that worked very well. Any patents are long since expired, by now.
It was a flat box with a glass top and sheet-metal "floor." It was filled with a neat layout of upright empty aluminum cans, set in a honeycomb pattern. (A can opener can remove the tops of the cans.) The sides were common "C-section" metal studs, maybe an inch or two taller than the cans. The collector was angled toward the sun, but no sun-tracking was needed; the cans caught sunlight very well from any angle.
Ordinary ductwork brought cold air from the floor of the workshop to the bottom of the collector. Similar ductwork took hot air from the top of the collector into the shop at waist height. Because hot air rises, no fans were needed, but you may want a fan pushing air into the collector. All metal surfaces had foil/fiberglass insulation on the outside. Side View, ASCII art:
========================= <--glass top.
] cans cans cans cans cans cans cans [ <--"C-channel" metal studs form the side walls.
------------------------------------------ <-- metal floor plate.
Empty cans VVV in honeycomb arrangement
Here's a picture of my radiant tube heater. It's the big U-shaped tube hanging from the ceiling. Uses natural gass. I'd also like to put myself in the running for the messiest shop. In other news, I actually worked on my FJ last weekend and may have it going again soon.
(https://fjowners.com/gallery/12/6694-250325132427.jpeg)
Wish I could figure out how to post pictures. Haven't been able to since the new version of the forum. But I know I have the messiest shop. And the best heating system. I have 3 zones of infloor heat in my shop. One section is all storage. The main shop era. And the other section for my bikes. Heated by geothermal. Powered by solar...
And as soon as I get the rest of the solar panels up and hooked up. A solar electric hot water heated driveway. I built and installed it all myself.
Check out I have a dream 2. Here on the forum.
I can figure out how to build my house/shop. But I'm too dumb to post pictures. Lol.
Resizepixel.com ! That's what I use :hi: Drag, drop and use the 2mb compress option
Quote from: giantkiller on March 25, 2025, 02:14:00 PMWish I could figure out how to post pictures. Haven't been able to since the new version of the forum.
Giantkiller,
Make a copy of your pix and put them on the Desktop, for easy access. Make your browser screen a bit smaller than full screen, so you can see your pix on the Desktop. Type up a reply to any message. Click and drag your pix from the Desktop, into the box below your typed message. Post your reply as per normal. Easey-Peasey.
You can go back and EDIT your post, if you want, for some time after you post it (just click the EDIT button, then the SAVE button when done there).
Yah all I have is my android phone. That's all I've ever had.
I posted all that stuff on. I have a dream 2. From my android phone. Last time I posted a picture there was february 2023. I now have a Samsung s24 ultra? I think. Only get a new phone when I have to.
Quote from: giantkiller on March 25, 2025, 09:50:02 PMI posted all that stuff on. I have a dream 2. From my android phone. Last time I posted a picture there was february 2023. I now have a Samsung s24 ultra? I think. Only get a new phone when I have to.
An easy way to resize your pics on an android phone is to take a screenshot. If you take a picture in landscape mode, then hold your phone in portrait mode and screenshot it. Then use the crop feature to get rid of all the non-picture stuff. Presto, resized picture that you can upload to the forum. That's what I do.
Most of my pictures are 2mb or less. I just can't get them here even down loading to my gallery. Like I said I'm just a computer idiot.
Quote from: giantkiller on March 26, 2025, 04:45:58 PMMost of my pictures are 2mb or less. I just can't get them here even down loading to my gallery. Like I said I'm just a computer idiot.
Possibly your new phone takes too good a photo, too large in size , but you did say they were only 2mB. I had to shrink the bike photo, but just by cropping it and the file size went down.
I thought it was tricky too, but on the phone just below text box there is a preview button, click that and it brings up the click or drag, I just click/touch that
And then the option to pick photos from your photo library pops up.
Pick one and then add, it came up to large a size, so I cropped it.
Oh and then post.
Lean to for heated driveway solar panels
Woohoo finally got a photo to work thank you!
Manifolds I made for driveway. 3 zones.
Some of the insulation and pex
Manifolds and pumps for heated floors that I made and installed. Six pumps for six sones infloor heat. 3 for 3 shop zones 3 for 3 zones living space upstairs. The 3 pumps lower are for chilled water fan coils. For cooling. 2 upstairs 1 down. But as long as I keep the 3 r18 insulated overhead doors closed have never needed the one in the shop.
Picture didn't seem to post for last one
Cool picture of them pouring concrete on the third morning. Took 11 truck loads.
I laid down all the styrofoam. Then rebar mesh (because the staples were on backorder) and ziptied (almost 2000 zipties) 8000FT of pex in place in 2 days. Because that's all the time I had. Between them laying the gravel and putting in the forms. And when they were starting the pour.
Quote from: axiom-r on March 24, 2025, 04:53:59 PMSeems to me the real issue here is that 71' Triple is interrupting the circulation of the heat flow. 2-strokes will do that.... If you'd like, I can swing by and toss that smokey old H1 in my truck and get it outta there for ya? After that I bet its toasty... Also, counts as "downsizing".
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I'm always open to offers, that old H1 was a basket case. No title, lost decades ago.
The gentleman I bought it from stored it for decades. It looks like someone wrecked it on the right side, and that was the end of it. Oddly enough, I actually have an extra case for the engine. It's cleaning up nicely, the market is pretty soft, I'd let it go.
Our house has a smaller furnace in the garage. I just removed a plate meant for cleaning out the ducts. As long as you keep the garage door closed it stays a reasonable temperature. Cheap, easy, fast and effective!
very cool stuff -
wait, warm!