controlling rust in the shed shop

Silvan · 2003-07-15T05:31:37+00:00

The only room I've got to play with is a 10x12 shed whose doors don't sealvery well. Except for my bicycle, I've ejected everything that isn'tshop-related, though I still tell the kids to "take this to the shed" abouthalf the time. :)My spanking new (March-ish) drill press is starting to rust already. Theupper bit of the column is getting a light speckling, there are a few dotson the chuck, and the moving bit of the, um, quill? is getting quitedisturbingly rusty.I oiled everything down and used 0000 steel wool to buff out the rust, butit's an on-going battle. Everything in my shop that isn't in the toolcabinet wants to rust. Not fast rust, but I keep an old metal toolbox fullof clean motor oil and dunk/buff most of my tools periodically to stay ontop of things. (The cabinet isn't big enough to hold everything.)So how do I put my drill press in a cabinet? Would a tarp help, or makethings worse? A wool blanket? Build a plywood box for the thing? :)I seem to recall that this problem stems from moisture condensing out of theair onto the cool metal surfaces....

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Dave W 23 years ago

Silvan wrote in news:aupiu-7s4.ln1 @giganator.family.lan:

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