For anyone worried about expensive equipment in a cold/damp shed....

[Fruddy]

....get a Thermotube!

They are fantastic!

Hubby installed mine last night, bought the five feet one and its sited underneath my bench so keeps my legs and feet warm when I work as well (although this is an added bonus!)

My shed isn't particularly damp, but it does get very cold and I have been worrying about my Oxy conking out - its been very noisy for the first 10 mins or so after switching on, although hasn't let me down yet, but I am thinking that the weather will get much colder before we see the end of winter.

The Thermotube isn't going to make the shed toasty warm, but it DOES keep it at a reasonably comfortable temperature, when I went in this morning I could not see my breath in the air and I could have happily sat there and made some beads without any other form of heating on (I sometimes use a convector heater when its really bad, as I torch with the door open).

The five feet tube cost me £30.00 including postage and costs just over three quid a week, if it is left on continuously.

Here's a link to where I bought mine from, if anyone fancies a lookie!!

http://www.cnmonline.co.uk/Thermotube-Tubular-Heater-5ft-300watt-pr-16973.html

[Blue Box Studio]

I've one of those oil filled radiators in my shedio, will have to check what it's costing me to run each week as your tube sounds just the job or background warmth. It breaks my heart to put all the warm air of the extractor fan but it demands to be put on first else it chatters when I turn it on after the torch, from the explanding find.

Thanks for the link.

[JewelsK]

Sounds fab - I get really cold out in t'shed and so does all my glass and OxyCon - this could be just the thing.

Thanks! :-D

[Trudi]

indeed - thanks for sharing!

My legs always get cold as I'm not moving as much - the torch and kiln keep the rest of me warm.

I like the look of the smaller ones - so I may have a look as the space under the bench to see what I can fit in!

[Lotti]

Thanks for this, I was looking around the outbuilding today, planning the space and thinking 'I am going to freeze!' but having seen these maybe not!

[Fruddy]

My legs always get cold as I'm not moving as much - the torch and kiln keep the rest of me warm.

Me too Trudes.....I got into bed the other night and the bottom half of me felt like it had been shrink wrapped in a freezer for 12 hours!!!   As you say, the torch and kiln (any two halogen anglepoise lights) that I have on keep me reasonably warm, but it was so nice not to hobble into the house last night at midnight not being able to feel my toes!!!

[Rainbow1]

I have recently set up a studio in our integral garage, and it gets really really cold in there. I too worry about my oxycon and kiln being in the garage. I laughed when I read you post about your bottom half being cold when you went to bed. The same has happened to me over the last 2 nights. It's my poor hubby you have to feel sorry for when I dive into bed and stick to him like a limpit 

Jo x