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Keeping rust off tools
John Rudd:
A rub down with an oily rag...
My machines have a liberal coating of engine oil on their ways followed by a spray of WD40 for everything else....
Tooling that is kept in boxes, my indexer/rotab/taps and dies/etc.. etc...all receive a spray too after a wipe down withg an oily rag..
Stilldrillin:
Wot John says! :thumbup:
Oily rag/ WD40. Works for me..... :D
David D
Lew_Merrick_PE:
My first line of defense is light oil. Beware of WD-40 as it is a water displacing compound that includes shellac to make it stick to surfaces and can gum things up! Things such as squares get a wax coat -- as does bright steel stock (Treewax works quite nicely). Each of my tool chests has a box of silica gel & a rag moistened with camphor oil set somewhere out of the way. I take the silica gel "boxes" out an set them in the oven at 225°F a couple of times a year and, whilst doing that, re-moisten the rag with camphor oil.
I live in western Washington State where the (almost) joke is, We don't tan, we rust!
mosey:
Moth balls.
Mosey
awemawson:
A useful tip is to have a 'fridge or freezer in the workshop. It helps two ways a/ the heat ouput helps to keep things above the dew point, and b/ the cold side condenses water - if it is self defrosting pipe it outside
...oh and c/ the likers of cold beer can use it accordingly :ddb:
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