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Posted by Claude Hopper on December 5, 2008, 9:23 am
MiamiCuse wrote:
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> I have some tools, screw drivers, hacksaw, tube cutters, sawzall,
> grinder...that occasionally will come in contact with moisture, especially
> when working with cutting plumbing lines or working outside when it
> rained...I try to wipe the tools dry with a rag but sometimes it's hard for
> example when I am cutting a sprinkler line and the sawzall blade extended
> all the way into the dirt as I made the cut for the line as well as nearby
> roots.
>
> Even if I wipe it dry, moisture would have gotten inside the ball bearing
> and I can't clean that anyways. Sometimes I spray some WD40 and tuen the
> tool on for a second or two.
>
> Recently a friend told me he has a neighbor that has a 5 gallon bucket of
> sand, he then pour in a gallon of used motor oil so the sand is now soaked
> in oil. Then when he finishes working with hand tools that may be wet he
> insert these hand tools into the oil soaked sand bucket and leave them there
> and that supposedly keep things from rusting? Anyone does this? I would
> think this would not work for power tools you don't want sand to get
> anywhere near the ball bearings.
>
> What are your tips and tricks in keeping your tools in good condition
> without too much hassle in cleaning them all the time?
>
> MC
>
>
They work fine rusty.
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Posted by The Daring Dufas on December 5, 2008, 9:28 am
MiamiCuse wrote:
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> I have some tools, screw drivers, hacksaw, tube cutters, sawzall,
> grinder...that occasionally will come in contact with moisture, especially
> when working with cutting plumbing lines or working outside when it
> rained...I try to wipe the tools dry with a rag but sometimes it's hard for
> example when I am cutting a sprinkler line and the sawzall blade extended
> all the way into the dirt as I made the cut for the line as well as nearby
> roots.
>
> Even if I wipe it dry, moisture would have gotten inside the ball bearing
> and I can't clean that anyways. Sometimes I spray some WD40 and tuen the
> tool on for a second or two.
>
> Recently a friend told me he has a neighbor that has a 5 gallon bucket of
> sand, he then pour in a gallon of used motor oil so the sand is now soaked
> in oil. Then when he finishes working with hand tools that may be wet he
> insert these hand tools into the oil soaked sand bucket and leave them there
> and that supposedly keep things from rusting? Anyone does this? I would
> think this would not work for power tools you don't want sand to get
> anywhere near the ball bearings.
>
> What are your tips and tricks in keeping your tools in good condition
> without too much hassle in cleaning them all the time?
>
> MC
>
>
I've been using LPS products for many years to
inhibit corrosion. LPS 3 is their product that
I've used to protect my tools, the metal ones.
When I was installing enclosed power transformers
to the 4,160 volt underground power grid out in The
Marshall Islands, I used LPS 3 to coat the connections
and it worked very well in the salty air environment.
http://www.lpslabs.com/product_pg/corrosion_pg/LPS3.html
TDD
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Posted by ransley on December 5, 2008, 10:54 am
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> I have some tools, screw drivers, hacksaw, tube cutters, sawzall,
> grinder...that occasionally will come in contact with moisture, especiall=
> when working with cutting plumbing lines or working outside when it
> rained...I try to wipe the tools dry with a rag but sometimes it's hard f=
> example when I am cutting a sprinkler line and the sawzall blade extended
> all the way into the dirt as I made the cut for the line as well as nearb=
> roots.
> Even if I wipe it dry, moisture would have gotten inside the ball bearing
> and I can't clean that anyways. =A0Sometimes I spray some WD40 and tuen t=
> tool on for a second or two.
> Recently a friend told me he has a neighbor that has a 5 gallon bucket of
> sand, he then pour in a gallon of used motor oil so the sand is now soake=
> in oil. =A0Then when he finishes working with hand tools that may be wet =
> insert these hand tools into the oil soaked sand bucket and leave them th=
ere
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> and that supposedly keep things from rusting? =A0Anyone does this? =A0I w=
ould
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> think this would not work for power tools you don't want sand to get
> anywhere near the ball bearings.
> What are your tips and tricks in keeping your tools in good condition
> without too much hassle in cleaning them all the time?
> MC
A bucket of sand and oil is good for garden tools like shovels. I
would not want sand on hand tools, maybe a small rock and oil for hand
tools.
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Posted by Phisherman on December 5, 2008, 6:47 pm
wrote:
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>I have some tools, screw drivers, hacksaw, tube cutters, sawzall,
>grinder...that occasionally will come in contact with moisture, especially
>when working with cutting plumbing lines or working outside when it
>rained...I try to wipe the tools dry with a rag but sometimes it's hard for
>example when I am cutting a sprinkler line and the sawzall blade extended
>all the way into the dirt as I made the cut for the line as well as nearby
>roots.
>Even if I wipe it dry, moisture would have gotten inside the ball bearing
>and I can't clean that anyways. Sometimes I spray some WD40 and tuen the
>tool on for a second or two.
>Recently a friend told me he has a neighbor that has a 5 gallon bucket of
>sand, he then pour in a gallon of used motor oil so the sand is now soaked
>in oil. Then when he finishes working with hand tools that may be wet he
>insert these hand tools into the oil soaked sand bucket and leave them there
>and that supposedly keep things from rusting? Anyone does this? I would
>think this would not work for power tools you don't want sand to get
>anywhere near the ball bearings.
>What are your tips and tricks in keeping your tools in good condition
>without too much hassle in cleaning them all the time?
>MC
Clean tools after each use, dry, wipe with an oily rag (or a rag
dampened with kerosene) and store in a dry, warm location preferably
inside a closed box or cupboard. The 5-gallon bucket of oily sand
will work--I might use this for gardening tools, certainly not my
2-Cherries chisels nor my Starrett combination square.
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Posted by TD on December 5, 2008, 7:03 pm
keep them out of water.
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> grinder...that occasionally will come in contact with moisture, especially
> when working with cutting plumbing lines or working outside when it
> rained...I try to wipe the tools dry with a rag but sometimes it's hard for
> example when I am cutting a sprinkler line and the sawzall blade extended
> all the way into the dirt as I made the cut for the line as well as nearby
> roots.
>
> Even if I wipe it dry, moisture would have gotten inside the ball bearing
> and I can't clean that anyways. Sometimes I spray some WD40 and tuen the
> tool on for a second or two.
>
> Recently a friend told me he has a neighbor that has a 5 gallon bucket of
> sand, he then pour in a gallon of used motor oil so the sand is now soaked
> in oil. Then when he finishes working with hand tools that may be wet he
> insert these hand tools into the oil soaked sand bucket and leave them there
> and that supposedly keep things from rusting? Anyone does this? I would
> think this would not work for power tools you don't want sand to get
> anywhere near the ball bearings.
>
> What are your tips and tricks in keeping your tools in good condition
> without too much hassle in cleaning them all the time?
>
> MC
>
>