[Shop-talk] Radiant heat for garage

[Steven Trovato]

I have a flir-one for my Android phone.  It is quite impressive for 
$250.  OK, I'm sure it's not as good as Eric's fancy one, and if he 
brings his over for free, it certainly can't compete with that!  The 
Flir-one has two cameras, the thermal one and a regular one.  It 
merges the two images together which can be very useful in 
determining what you are looking at.  It is a lot clearer than just 
blobs of colors without reference.  I have attached a picture of a 
wall, and you can clearly see where the studs are.  You can also see 
some very cold spots toward the bottom.  I'm sure the temperature 
difference will be much greater with hot pipes.  This isn't the most 
impressive picture as a demo, but it is the closest I have to the 
sort of thing you want to do.  For a tool junkie like me, without a 
good rational argument for needing one of these things, the Flir-one 
gives me a lot of functionality for $250.    The thousand dollar 
cameras are impressive, but for my use I couldn't justify the money.

OK, so shop-talk doesn't seem to want to let me attach this 
photo.  I'll send this without attachment for now.

-Steve T.