Temperature drops slowing you down?

[Darth Pinhead]

Funny first post: never gonna need to build one of these since I live in Orlando. However, I keep reading how the weather (Temperature) is affecting a lot of you guys and gals when it comes to your builds. Well, while perusing a materials site, I came across instructions for How To Build a Hot Box. I thought I'd pass it along for all members in colder climates. Enjoy...

 

[Uratz]

I myself use those snake lamps with 40watt bulbs and heat the crap on latex stuff, resin in the mold. I also use a big cardboard box lined with foil and put my small molds in it for curing
I work on a porch with the window open for ventilation so it gets cold in the winter

 

[Usurper]

I think I am going to have to try one of these, I checked the bubba mould before I left for work, I poured the mask last Friday 8 days ago, and the latex is STILL like cream in places grrrrr.

The only trouble maybe in finding a appropriate heater thingy.

Thanks for the link, this could make life alot lot easier.

 

[Darth Pinhead]

Yeah. heaters scare me because of the potential for fires. Definitely want to be able to monitor it while it's plugged in and perhaps hook up a smoke alarm to it...

 

[Usurper]

Hmmmm yeah that would be a worry.

 

[Darth Pinhead]

Perhaps something like this with a Dryer Vent Hook-up?

Maybe Honus has some ideas...

 

[roninpredator]

Yeah. heaters scare me because of the potential for fires. Definitely want to be able to monitor it while it's plugged in and perhaps hook up a smoke alarm to it...

true but theres also quite a few that have built in termostats that are programable and have failsafe features.
I used to (well I stil do) have heating pads for all of my snakes enclosures .looking at the electric bill was a sad thing.Since I can be spending like I did before my wife got sick I bought a heater and it has worked just fine.mind you I do have a smoke detector/fire alarm in that room .The heater has built in fail safe features that automaticly shut it off when:
it's toppled over.
there's something real close to the heater (as in somthing in front of it) that increases the temp and could cause a short
if the termostat stops working
the oscilation option stops working

so in a few I'm quite happy with my heater.it heats the whole room qucikly and efficiently and I don;t ahve to worry about pluggin each heating source from evry enclosure to the wall.
I can't remember the brand at teh moment but once I get home I will look it up.
Lem