Plane sacks?

Re: Plane sacks?

Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia

>I can think of better ways of spending my money.

Re: Plane sacks?

Steve Wargo

>My shop is in a garage, that's only heated when I fire up my heater. I've had no rust at all since storing them in plane sacks. The only time I get a hint of rust is if I leave one out on the bench over night. I think they are worth it, but only if rust is a concern.

Re: Plane sacks?

Mike MacDonald

>My shop, like Steve's, is only heated when I'm in it and I used to get a little rust on my planes sometimes, but since making myself some sacks I've not had a problem.

I made mine from "gun socks" it's the same material as the LV and LN, but you can get 3 or 4 sacks from one sock, a little sewing and you even get the draw strings. I usually buy the socks after hunting season when they are on sale, but even full price they are only $10.

Mike

Re: Plane sacks?

Andy Lincoln,In Dearborn MI

>Mike,

Are the gun sock impregnated with silicone to prevent rust?If so have you noticed and adverse effects on finishing wood?I had thought aboutthe gun sacks but was worried about silicones.

Andy

Re: Plane sacks?

Mike MacDonald

>I've never had any problems with finishing. I usually give them a quick wipe with a clean rag right out of the sack and then a quick swip of a wax stick down its length and then right to work.

Re: Plane sacks?

Andy Lincoln,In Dearborn MI

>Mike,

Thanks for the reply.I went to the LV website after posting and saw thiers are silicone impregnated as well..if it's good enough for them.....

Andy

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William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Silicone should only be a problem with lacquer finishes. In small quantities, it causes "fish eye" which is a breaking of the surface tension of the film finish while the lacquer is drying. If you have problems with silicone contamination from whatever source, especially if your shop is also or was a gararge, it is very difficult to ever get all the silicone out of your environment. There is however an alternative. You just add some fish eye remover to your lacquer. Fish eye remover is just silicone, but in a large enough dose that it changes the surface tension of the film all over, instead of in little spots.

Re: Plane sacks?

Mike MacDonald

>If you are going to make some of these sacks you will need some liquid seam to put on the edges that you cut or the material freys like crazy. Here's a picture of three of the sacks that I made (jack, smoother, and block) there are also two more block size sacks that came from the same gun sock. I think the sock cost me $4 and it took about an hour to sew them up.

Re: Plane sacks?

Alan Hamilton

>Andy,

I seem to recall that your question has been discussed before. If my forgetter isn't doing its usual thorough job, someone said that the silicon used in the fabric is different somehow from the stuff that will cause finishing problems. Apparently the Plane Socks folk thought of this. I don't remember that the discussion went as far as impregnated fabrics used for other things.

Alan

Re: Plane sacks?

Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia

>I have rust problems too but that's because I live by the sea. I fixed my problems once my tools went in to a toolbox.