I've found a few here that are appropriate for garage use. The Honeywell 500 CFM Indoor Portable Evaporative Cooler for Rooms up to 300 SqFt for $279.99 will probably be adequate for my garage.

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If your home is not blessed with central AC, Amazon has some excellent deals on top-rated portable air conditioners from Frigidaire, Honeywell ... cooler pulls in hot air through an evaporative ...

Those generally cut holes in the top of a cooler, put a fan on top to blow the air down across the ice. This is similar, but acts more like an evaporative ... make it very portable and perhaps ...

Small coolers can be installed in a window to heat a specific room in your home, and small, portable evaporative coolers ... “pulling heat out of indoor air and cooling your home.” ...

While not exactly a “bust” the forecast was technically wrong. The likely culprit - evaporative cooling! When water evaporates, energy is absorbed, which produces a net cooling effect.

Ideally suited for cooling spaces that are both hot and dry, a swamp cooler (also known as an evaporative cooler), can be a ...