Shane Jimerfield Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 So, here in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California - except for those directly on the coast - we deal with humidity in the winter, not the summer. So, I spent the morning getting ready for the humidity. I gave all my steel and cast iron and nice wipe down and put on a fresh coast of Bullfrog. Power tools and hand tools all get the same treatment. Except my table saw, band saw and jointer also get a Slipit sliding compound treatment as well. What do you do to deal with humidity and rust in your shop? Do you treat your bench plane blades or just the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I clear all traces of sawdust from the planes everytime I finish using them for the day. Then give them a light coat of WD40 including the blade. I don't disassemble the planes everytime though. They are stored in a closable cupboard under the bench with some silica gel packs. Any iron based tools get a wipe over with a cloth with some wd40. It's cheap and it works. All the machinery is coated with Boeshield and also some paste wax. I replenish this occassionally just by spraying some Boeshield over the cast iron parts. That is expensive and also works extremely well but I save it for machinery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 3 in 1 oil for most small metal items, paste wax for the large surfaces, jointer, table saw et al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I live in St. Louis so I've pretty much given up and accepted the inevitable. I'm constantly apply Renaissance Wax to make the slipperies, so that protects it a bit. Occasionally I'll do a complete cleaning, and I spray a layer of Boeshield for the first coat of protection when I do. Still doesn't completely prevent rust. I'm over it. As long as I don't see pitting, I don't care anymore. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 CRC 3-36 Works great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Pritchard Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Has anyone tried using a combination of paste wax and sheet magnets like this:http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Magnet-Sheets-Inches-03270/dp/B00006HN5Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412635024&sr=8-1&keywords=sheet+magnets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Has anyone tried using a combination of paste wax and sheet magnets like this:http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Magnet-Sheets-Inches-03270/dp/B00006HN5Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412635024&sr=8-1&keywords=sheet+magnetsAndrew, Please explain, how do these work in conjunction w/ the paste wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Pritchard Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I was hoping that the magnets and the paste wax would make an air tight, or at least moisture tight, seal over the surface so come the new year when the weather warms up, I would need to do less (or better yet, no) work the get the surfaces rust free again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 The magnets could have the opposite effect and actually trap moisture. I'd be pretty wary of doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Pritchard Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 That's another reason why I'd put the paste wax on first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Not to get into a whole Abbott and Costello thing here, but if the paste wax would prevent the rust in case the magnets trapped moisture, wouldn't the paste wax be good enough on its own without the magnets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Pritchard Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I guess the answer is to buy some magnets, and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 It seems that any type of covering over the table saw that does not allow it to breathe, is risking moisture getting trapped maybe through condensation when there are temperature shifts. I'm more of a fan of coating it well but allowing it to breathe. Again, I haven't tried too many things but Johnson's paste wax does here on the South Carolina coast where humidity is often in the 90%+ range. Lately, I've used the CRC 3-36 and gotten good results but you have to reapply every few weeks if you're using the saw and scrubbing it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 I just started using CRC 3-36 so don't have any long-term results but it sure is a lot quicker to apply than wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Is anyone a fan of camellia oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I haven't used camellia oil, but have used Jojoba Oil, which has similar qualities. I wouldn't use it on any my machines, but use it frequently on my hand tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcarswell Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 California central coast here. 100 yards from the ocean. I use top saver every other Sunday and it does an excellent job. I also use it monthly on my planes. As long as I air hose dust off my planes and wipe dust off the table saw I don't get any rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 If you can avoid the rapid shift in temperature a little wax here and there is all that is needed no matter where you live. If you're the guy that turns on the heat to work in the shop and turns it off when your done, get box fan lots of box fans and keep them running blowing across cast iron. Install a ceiling whatever it take to keep the air moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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