Tool wrap, oil , preserver ?

[ronan]

thats bad news covering them in watered down soluble oil . thats your problem

maybe, anything else i use it on though ends up with a nice coating of oil.

 

[Maker]

I use the way oil I collected for Brewdexta a few weeks ago to protect things, it's very very thick, sticky and messy but it works perfectly. Being so thick, it's a pain in the sphincter to apply so it only gets used on special things that won't get used for a while (big odd sized drills, Wyler level, milling cutters).

 

[brewdexta]

I use the way oil I collected for Brewdexta a few weeks ago to protect things, it's very very thick, sticky and messy but it works perfectly. Being so thick, it's a pain in the sphincter to apply so it only gets used on special things that won't get used for a while (big odd sized drills, Wyler level, milling cutters).

That is a good idea, I've got way to much way oil, pun intended. I'm still going to use the wax on the big lumps of machinery during the winter but for drills and smaller stuff that sounds like a plan.

 

[Maker]

That is a good idea, I've got way to much way oil, pun intended. I'm still going to use the wax on the big lumps of machinery during the winter but for drills and smaller stuff that sounds like a plan.

It might help if one of us were to say what it was called. I've got no idea so it's up to you.

 

[skotl]

I still need to insulate my garage but I can heartily recommend getting a dehumidifier.
I picked one up at auction for around a tenner and it's removing a litre of water every 3-4 days

 

[ronan]

I still need to insulate my garage but I can heartily recommend getting a dehumidifier.
I picked one up at auction for around a tenner and it's removing a litre of water every 3-4 days

Aldi or lidl had small dehumidifiers there a while back, of course i was skint when they had them. I think you have to basically seal your shed if you intend to use them or the dry air gets replaced with damp air from the outside.

 

[skotl]

Aldi or lidl had small dehumidifiers there a while back, of course i was skint when they had them. I think you have to basically seal your shed if you intend to use them or the dry air gets replaced with damp air from the outside.

There was a big discussion about dehumidifiers, insulating sheds, etc, over here.

The synopsis was to add insulation, and have a dehumidifier.

 

[brewdexta]

It might help if one of us were to say what it was called. I've got no idea so it's up to you.

Its Texaco Waylube X220, its thick way oil for vertical slides.

 

[brewdexta]

There was a big discussion about dehumidifiers, insulating sheds, etc, over here.

The synopsis was to add insulation, and have a dehumidifier.

My barn wall and roof are 2" Kingspan insulated panels. I still get big temp changes in winter so get condensation on machinery, I tried a dehumidifier pipes straight outside but I was dehumidifying Yorkshire, it was costing quite a lot and humidity wasn't going down much. There was a couple of small roof leaks, I have had them fixed, some of the roof fixings just needed tightening so it may be better now but being up in t'Pennines its always going to be a challenge.

 

[ronan]

I know in some gunshops they sell little sachets called vp90 thats supposed to give off a vapour that protects against rust in gunsafes. Must get a few of them and put them into the tool chests and see if they make any difference. I was using a non powered dehumidifier, its simply a plastic housing that you put a large (about 4" diameter) tablet in.

 

[MattF]

...so it may be better now but being up in t'Pennines its always going to be a challenge.

Trying to stop damp up there would be like Noah trying to stem the flood with some lengths of 6"x2" and a box of screws.

I know in some gunshops they sell little sachets called vp90 thats supposed to give off a vapour that protects against rust in gunsafes. Must get a few of them and put them into the tool chests and see if they make any difference.

Camphor is supposed to be the best thing for vapour coating stuff. It's what they used in the old mothballs, hence why they tended to be found in old machinists toolboxes. Don't think they use it in modern mothballs though, so you'd need to soak something like a piece of cork in some camphor and pop that in there instead.

For most cutting tools and files, I always clean them with a soft bristle brass brush after use, (to get the swarf or filings off), then dip them in a tub of motor oil, give them a quick wipe with a rag to get the excess off and then put them away. Not had any rust appear as yet on any of mine whilst doing that. I don't oil the files though.

 

[Bsmith]

A smear of vaseline works well or Dow corning is a really good rust protector.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Molykote-...333?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a8c7172ad

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I use for my woodworking tools a old rag steeped in clear furniture wax, it lives in the tin so never dries out.
My spanners etc I don't bother with.
But reamers, taps and the measuring tools, if I am not going to be using them for a while I wipe them down with another old rag what is steeped in raw linseed oil.