WOODWORKING QUIZ for 20 Nov 04

[Ralph Jones]

Good Morning Friends,
After years of frequent scraping, scouring, rubbing, and waxing to maintain rust - free cast - iron tool tables in my shop near humid Houston TX, I found a way to keep the rust from forming in the first place.

How do you think I did it?

Respectfully,

[fxst]

ur moving to a arid desert area???

[Strom]

i know your replacing all your tools with plastic !!!!

[Ralph Jones]

Good Evening Friends,
Actually I never lived in Houston, but a friend does and he told me what he does. Which is to simply lay cotton towels over his equipment when not in use.
They also help him keep his tools clean and rust free.

Thank you for your support.

Respectfully,

[journeyman Mick]

Ralph,
how "humid" is Houston? If you lay cotton towels on your machinery around here (wet tropics, rainforest area) you'll actually promote rust as the cotton will soak up moisture (in the wet season anyway) I've got a digital hygrometer and I've never seen it go below 50%, usually its around 75 - 85%, sometimes it maxes out completely. I keep waxing all the working surfaces with a non silicone car wax and I oil the rest. Works pretty well but you have to remain vigilant.

Mick the moist

[ozwinner]

I've got a digital hygrometer and I've never seen it go below 50%, usually its around 75 - 85%, sometimes it maxes out completely.
Mick the moist

Mick, your a stronger man than I am, we were up there some years ago around Christmas time.

I couldnt wait to leave ( sorry ), but it was 35 degrees c and humidity of 95%.
I nearly died.

Al, the sook

[bitingmidge]

Mick, your a stronger man than I am, we were up there some years ago around Christmas time.

I couldnt wait to leave ( sorry ), but it was 35 degrees c and humidity of 95%.
I nearly died.

Al, the sook

Al,

That's gotta be better than 100% humidity and 12° like your place was last time I was there though!!!!


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