weather watching

[Kev3]

gotta love the change in the humidity up here in the dry bit of the tropics in the last three days

[ozziebluesman]

Yep it was 70% relative humidity two days ago and this afternoon 17%.

Not so good for guitar building.

Cheers

Alan

[DarwinStrings]

Same stuff here guys, we were up to 80 the other day and today got down to 10.

Jim

[Kev3]

Irony being I've been thinking I need to sort out some sort of humidity control if I'm ever to complete current build - didn't think I'd need to add moisture though.

For those of you that have built a dry room - what is the smallest area you think is practical ?

[ozziebluesman]

I haven't but I reckon half the size of my workshop would be ideal mate.

You could then store your wood in there and build a nice size work bench with a go bar deck one end so you can work freely around three side of it when gluing up.

Cheers

Alan

[nnickusa]

I finally built one. It's 1.2m x 2.1m. I put a bench on either end, and have a door in the centre. I can use both benches as go-bars, and a salvaged dehumidifier has kept the RH at 40-50%.

It's enough for me. I can comfortably build two or three at once, and keep all the necessary bits in the proper environment during the crucial phase. I take them out of RH-controlled environment once the box is shut....

[Kev3]

Thanks Alan & Nick.
Nick, good to know a relatively small space is working out well for you - obviously a large area would be great, but I've got to build it and then keeping it humidity controlled will just get harder for me up here the bigger it gets. My thoughts were to have a space big enough for the times it's really needed - pretty much as you appear to use yours. (plus I'm walking a fine line with the family as to how much time and effort is being spent in the shed as it is - I've still got to reno' one of the small sheds for the "better half" as a home office )

cheers

[liam_fnq]

Irony being I've been thinking I need to sort out some sort of humidity control if I'm ever to complete current build - didn't think I'd need to add moisture though.

For those of you that have built a dry room - what is the smallest area you think is practical ?

Mines about the size of a dunny. Just enough to close the door behind and work in.

[Kev3]

Hi Liam,
So just a small bench/shelf and not much else? - or is it a bit of board balanced on the actually dunny

[liam_fnq]

Hi Liam,
So just a small bench/shelf and not much else? - or is it a bit of board balanced on the actually dunny

You haven't been pissing in my dry room have you Kev?

[kiwigeo]

Same stuff here guys, we were up to 80 the other day and today got down to 10.

Jim

Was dry and very smokey last time I passed through Darwin....

[Kev3]

Hi Liam,
So just a small bench/shelf and not much else? - or is it a bit of board balanced on the actually dunny

You haven't been pissing in my dry room have you Kev?

Oops - thought I'd left such stumbling around somewhat worse for the devils liquor back in my dim and distant past. Many apologies

[Allen]

You could get by with a small dunny size room Kevin, but you've seen my dry room and for me it's just adequate. I'd really like to do the entire back bay of the shed.

[Kev3]

You could get by with a small dunny size room Kevin, but you've seen my dry room and for me it's just adequate. I'd really like to do the entire back bay of the shed.

OK, looks like I'll need to build in stages - start with the dunny, then extend to a full bathroom and add the master bedroom later. Practically living in the shed as it is - might as well make myself comfy