Realistically, it's outside.? Essentially a barn with garage doors and a concrete floor.
On Monday, March 11th, 2024 at 3:59 PM, Miket_NYC <mctaglieri@...> wrote:
Is your shop outdoors or inside? If inside, I recommend the solution I found: a dehumidifier. I keep the humidity in my basement shop at 60-65%. If it weren't for the dehumidifier it would be up in the 80% range (like the house upstairs).
Mike Taglieri
I may have mentioned this before, but I have a serious moisture/humidity issue here in WV. Similar issue as further South, except we tend to have cooler temperatures, especially at night so the tools are often still below the due point when the moisture increases during the day.
It's a particular problem in my garage/shop which is uninsulated.
I've solved this with my small precision tools by keeping them oiled and keeping them in gasket-sealed plastic containers with some dessicant packs.
I thought I had solved this on my bench tools by coating them with Ballistol - only to find that it doesn't seem to hold up all that well over time. I went over to the lathe that I had coated heavily in Ballistol in January only to find rust patches on the ways. Came off easily enough with some fine scotchbrite, but I'd like to find something better.
Thinking of trying Birchwood Casey Barricade, which is supposedly better than Ballistol and also made for firearms.
Just wondering if anyone has a better solution. Wondering if just plain motor oil would be adequate.
chrisser