Hibernation

[szbalogh]

Winter is coming and clening will be a real headache for me. My improvised workshop is outside the house in the boiler room (the furnace here is out of order). There will be really cold and even if just put the loupe on it is getting damp. Parts will dry slower. And if i get them inside water condeses immediatelly on the cold parts. Not to mention those two small and evil creatures playing ball inside which are potential danger to anything   I see no chance to install a working corner inside. 

So i have two choices. Hibernation like a bear and no tinkering delicate parts at all until spring or get my parts and tools at weekends to my workplace where i can do fine work undisturbed. 

[oldhippy]

You will find it hard to undertake watch repairs with cold hands. In the winter my workshop was like an oven I like heat.

[parmenion31]

I totally agree oldhippy,

i like warm enviroment too, how to fix watches while your fingers tremble from cold?

 

[vinn3]

your workplace  is the answer,  the  boiler room sounds most itneresting if  you can get sun light and heat there.  good luck.  have a happy winter.  vinn

[SSTEEL]

With temperatures as low as -35 here in the winter, I wouldn't like to work outside in that on a watch.

 

Keep warm!

[szbalogh]

13 hours ago, SSTEEL said:

With temperatures as low as -35 here in the winter, I wouldn't like to work outside in that on a watch.

 

Keep warm!

-35?    ??  About once a year we have -15 here in Hungary in the coldest night. 

Started persuading my wife to hand me over one of her cabinets but seems hopeless until now...

[bobm12]

Did you tried the red rose in bloom present on the dinner table. And candles...and maybe order some Chinese or Italian food if you can't cook...just make the table pretty and have a bottle of some spirit she likes, handy....Not to confuse with white spirit. That is only for cleaning watches!

 

[rob1crazydude]

i have the opposite problem in florida , its over 100 degrees in my shop with no air conditioning on , in the winter here its only in the 30 degree F range for a few days then in the 50,s most mornings, MY loving wife moved my watch bench into our bedroom,,,,, its warm and she can keep an eye on me i guess,, HA!, anyway its been the best since i dont have a real office any more. its under the window  and GREAT what a wife!!!! kind of HARD doing watches with her laying there NAKED, i think she had something else in mind,,,,,,play first work later,

[szbalogh]

On 2016. 10. 04. at 5:50 PM, rob1crazydude said:

i have the opposite problem in florida , its over 100 degrees in my shop with no air conditioning on , in the winter here its only in the 30 degree F range for a few days then in the 50,s most mornings, MY loving wife moved my watch bench into our bedroom,,,,, its warm and she can keep an eye on me i guess,, HA!, anyway its been the best since i dont have a real office any more. its under the window  and GREAT what a wife!!!! kind of HARD doing watches with her laying there NAKED, i think she had something else in mind,,,,,,play first work later,

Well, did not much watchmaking in the past few days... chose "play" instead