So as I am out in the shop today with the doors open and the fans on, with it being 95 degrees in the shade, and the shop is not in the shade, I start thinking of a way to cool the shop. The main part of the shop is 24' x 40' and has a side addition of 12'x 40' where we keep the lawn mowers and other stuff. The attic in the main part has a lot of wood and other stuff that has been accumulated for the past 50 plus years, Daddy was a pack rat so I got it honest. I was considering removing all stuff in the attic and insulating it, so that I may be able to cool it with a large window unit air conditioner. Then I watched Tim Yoder talk about his small turning shop, I think he said that it was 12' x 14', and that got me thinking. I could take in about 14' of the side shed, insulate it very well, and put an small air conditioner in that area and at least I would be cool when I am working on the lathe. the ceiling in the side shop is only about 7' but I do not think that would be a problem. All of the other tools, table saw, bandsaws, sanders etc. would stay in the main shop and would still be hot but at least I could be cool while working on the lathe. I was thinking about running a 6" dust collector hose out to the lathe and keep the dust collector with the cloth bags in the big shop to keep the turning area as free of dust as possible. What are your thoughts.