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Keeping rust off tools
chipenter:
Since the felt blew off just before christmas my shed it damp and it' not driying out , and with the persistant rain I have damp patches on the walls , my machines I can keep oiled and rust free it's the tooling I can't see that's the problem , my chucks are on a shelf under the lathe and rusty cleaned them up today , but a 6 inch oily chuck is very easy to drop or slip , a sugeshtion was to use a dead fridge with a light bulb on the bottom for storage of tools , I will have a mesure and see what I can find .
superc:
Jeff we do the same thing here with gun safes in damp environments. A heat source of some kind be it a small 15 watt incandescent light bulb or a heat wand sold commercially specifically for the same purpose works well and probably would work in the refrig too. The concept is the small heat source raises the inside temperature of the container above the condensation point of the moisture. A small hole in the bottom of the safe allows both the electric line to enter and also provides venting. The down side of this tactic is it also raises your monthly electric bill.
chipenter:
Had to take some scrap in two weeks ago the scrap man asked how I wanter paying , with a fridge was the reply OK I will give you a call when one comes , in got one Thursday fixed a halogen light up to a thermastat and wired it in , takes about twenty minets to heat up to 15 degrees C , also got a small compressor thrown in .
OzzyRob:
I've just started using chain wax in the last couple of months.
AR1911:
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--- Quote from: AR1911 on October 01, 2013, 08:09:43 PM ---I started using lanolin a few months ago. When it was hot (and humid) I just brushed it on every piece of bare metal in the shop. I wiped off the excess with a clean rag and I use that lanolin-soaked rag for touchups. I have not seen a speck of rust so far, except a couple of places that did not get lanolin. So far that seems to be the solution for me. Winter into Spring will be the real test, although it's been quite humid here.
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That's what I've been using. I've mixed it with Isopropyl alcohol to paint onto large areas.
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I thinned mine with mineral spirits, which was only a little better than oil & water. I'll try some alcohol. Thanks
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