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Watch the rust with the humidity

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Watch the rust with the humidity

John Weber - GO BUCKS!

>Hey guys, I normally don’t have too much trouble with rust in the shop. I heat to about 40 degrees in the Winter and in the summer try and watch the humidity, and keep a ceiling fan moving the air. Well to my dismay, I discovered some light rust on a fairly new LN #5. Years ago I learned a little rust lesson with my LN #62, but I guess I’ve gotten a little slack. Anyway, I have been using Camellia oil and though it was working. Now in camellia oils defense I put the plane away without cleaning it after a fairly long planing session with some white oak – so that may have been the primary cause. Anyway I’m back to using Boeshield T-9 or Topcoat followed by Johnson’s wax. Too many dollars invested in planes to see them rust. I think I’ll keep using the camellia old as part of my sharpening routine, but for rust protection best to stick to the big guns and clean your tools after use. Just wanted to pass on a little reminder.

I also fired up the dehumidifier, and while it really takes care of the humidity, it cranks up the heat in the shop. Anyone ever vent a dehumidifier outside? I usually only use it in the Spring on the super humid days with the rapid temperature swings. But with the high temps and humidity we’ve been having I figured I better run it some more.

Have a great weekend – John

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Larry Clinton - Frankfort, Indiana

>Hi John, I installed Central air in my shop, I set it to hold the temp low enough to remove the Humidity when I am not in the shop. Sorry, but you can't vent a dehumidifier outside. If you did it would never remove any moisture. The Hot air comming out is the dry air, if it was blown outside - makeup air would come in through cracks around doors, windows etc.. This air would be as moist as the air in your shop to start with. All you would be doing is distilling some water!

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James Watriss

>I've heard a few things with reference to keeping rust away from tools. Maybe this is old hat to you, but it's what I've been told, and what I've read in various places, so take it as you will.

-Keep planes, and other metal tools in a wooden box or chest of some sort. Apparently the wood takes some of a moiture hit for the tools.

-Use those little packages of silicone you get with electronics equipment, and pack them in the box you store your planes in.

-Failing that, I seem to recall hearing someone say that mothballs worked pretty well, too.

-Myself? I've had decent luck with those green plane socks that everyone has been selling lately. (Everyone: LV, L-N, Woodcraft...)

-Paraffin wax is available at most grocery stores, and it's a pretty good thing to rub on the sole in regular use anyway... so maybe rubbing a little of that on the sides wouldn't hurt either?

Just what I been told.

James

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