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| Pelallito:
Guys, Thanks for the replies, the link and ideas! I have not really done anything yet, besides starting to clean the cutters. I finally put the mill on the bench as I described a while ago and am in the process of making some tools for it and painting it. I am looking for other ideas for lighting the mill, I was told on another forum that fluorescent lights are not a good idea, because of the flicker factor. Thanks again, Fred |
| Lew_Merrick_PE:
--- Quote from: Davo J on November 24, 2011, 05:47:50 AM ---All my horizontal cutters are stored in a steel cupboard, oiled up in Zip lock type bags. I have bad rust problems in my shed as well, and this keeps them in good condition. --- End quote --- Dave (and all) -- I have two "solutions" here: (1) I oil parts/tooling with a light coat of mineral oil and cover them with "cling wrap" (Saran wrap here in the States) to prevent dust and rust from intervening; and (2) I wax things that need more "exposed" storage to prevent rust. For the latter, I use Treewax (a carnuba and beeswax floor wax) which solvents right off with denatured alcohol or acetone. I wax all my non-hot rolled steel in my storage racks and it works quite well. I live in the area described in Sometimes a Great Notion where the father of the main character abandons everything because he opens a brand new barrel of nails only to find them completely covered in rust -- a tale common to many families in the (US) Pacific northwest. |
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