When my work shop meant a detached pole barn that was 30X60, it was a cast iron wood burning stove in the middle of the building. It had a one bay work are to the left, and a mancave to the right. With suspended oscillating fans in each corner, the heat was well circulated. There were two remote control A/C units in the walls that kept everything cool. The barn had it's own 200 amp service, so it was rather easy to control power bills.

When it meant an attached 2.5 car garage, heat came from two sources. Previous owner had two vents added to the house forced air unit to push into the garage, and a window A/C installed in the rear window. I added a kerosene heater with a 30 gallon drum over top...the drum had a stove pipe with damper added to the back that exited through a window that had been boarded over, and a door cut in the front gave quick and easy access to controls and the ability to remove it outside to fill with fuel. It worked out nice, and only took 15 or so minutes to warm the garage to a level I was comfortable.

Today, my shop means my basement. I've been able to have two vents cut in overhead to pull heat from the furnace for the large rooms, and an electric oil heater for the smaller gun shop. The oil heater takes about 30 minutes to get to heat, but has a thermostat on it that is fairly accurate. I have the ability to shut the vents in the other rooms when they're not in use.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles