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