ChuckBarnett
Well-known member
Okay, I'm new at this...
I bought a Hisense dehumidifier for my 250 square foot garage shop. I have a propane furnace on the ceiling. The dehumidifier is set at 32 to 36 %.
Now I find I may have a problem with 'telegraphing' of braces through to the top of the soundboard in this tenor I've been working on for the past 2 years, apparently because of humidity that is fluctuating. I have a hygrometer across the room (10 feet) from the dehumidifier. I brought one in from the house awhile back as well and there was no agreement between the three.
Questions:
1. I will buy a decent hygrometer if I can figure out what that is.
2. How long does wood need to be at a certain humidity level for things to be stable fir glueing, sanding, etc.? (hours? Days? Weeks??)
3. Does the humidity vary from one part of a room to another??
4. And, with the previous question, I mean, how sensitive is this stuff? Is it realistically do-able for me to build in my little garage shop?
Forgive the frustrated tone... I really do want to win this battle.
Chuck Barnett
I bought a Hisense dehumidifier for my 250 square foot garage shop. I have a propane furnace on the ceiling. The dehumidifier is set at 32 to 36 %.
Now I find I may have a problem with 'telegraphing' of braces through to the top of the soundboard in this tenor I've been working on for the past 2 years, apparently because of humidity that is fluctuating. I have a hygrometer across the room (10 feet) from the dehumidifier. I brought one in from the house awhile back as well and there was no agreement between the three.
Questions:
1. I will buy a decent hygrometer if I can figure out what that is.
2. How long does wood need to be at a certain humidity level for things to be stable fir glueing, sanding, etc.? (hours? Days? Weeks??)
3. Does the humidity vary from one part of a room to another??
4. And, with the previous question, I mean, how sensitive is this stuff? Is it realistically do-able for me to build in my little garage shop?
Forgive the frustrated tone... I really do want to win this battle.
Chuck Barnett
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