Comments on: Rust Prevention for Woodworkers

By: David

David — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:03:53 +0000

Adam

you seem to have comments closed on your latest entry so I will try and ask here!

You mention “Most woodworkers don’t have or use any of the tools I consider absolute necessities”

Do you have a list of what you consider essential?

Cheers
David

By: Gary Roberts

Gary Roberts — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:55:49 +0000

Adam, an excellent review of the care of tools. Particularly the effects of climate change over the seasons in the shop.

A bit of past knowledge sometimes helps, wax works well and avoiding propellants is a good thing. Silicon is not nice stuff. All great points made in the post and the comments!

As for tool chests, unless you’re going to build an hermetically sealed one with it’s own AC unit (now, there’s a thought), it’s just a place to store your tools. Chest, cabinet, box, it’s just a storage box.

I apply a mix of beeswax and carnauba to tools going into storage and that’s about it. Camphor makes me sneeze.

Sometimes we’re just overthinking things?

By: Adam Cherubini

Adam Cherubini — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:32:24 +0000

Don, you’re right, I’m wrong. Rereading, Tri-flow contains teflon, not silicone. I’m not sure what PTFE does to finishes. I don’t know of any health risks associated with silicone. I know it does what I said, tho with regards to lacquer.

By: jagriz

jagriz — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:13:23 +0000

My heat-pump hot-water heater dehumidifies my shop as it heats my water. It also saves me money on hot water related electric. The combination offers a lot of advantages and the utility company and income tax rebates makes it cost competitive to install. With a dust collector and ambient air cleaner the air filter on the water heater stays relatively clean so maintenance hasn’t been an issue.

By: Adam Cherubini

Adam Cherubini — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:52:04 +0000

I’m sorry you didn’t like this one, Jeff.

Chris is really a force of nature (or is that freak of nature?). He has an energy and spirit that I feel is unmatched in woodworking today. No disrespect to anyone else, I think Chris Schwarz is the single most influential, thought provoking, and game changing individual in woodworking in the last decade. Given that, I think I’d tend to agree with you.

By: Adam Cherubini

Adam Cherubini — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:47:03 +0000

Chris is a huge advocate of traditinal tool chests and has built at least 2 that I know of. The tongue in cheek crack at my friend Chris really just referenced some of the difficulties marrying hand and power tools. I don’t, so I always try to qualify and highlight the difference between what I’m doing and what 99.9% of woodworkers today do. If you share a workspace with machines, take extra precautions.

By: jeffw

jeffw — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:28:02 +0000

What a load of horse “stuff” This blog is a waste of time… What we need is more Chris and less of this “stuff”

By: abt

abt — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:32:38 +0000

“Forget Schwarz’ hybrid woodshop. Hand and power tools don’t mix”.

Chris has a tool chest, something he specializes in, and often recommends them as one of the best, if not best ways to store hand tools. He’s also discussed how the closed chest helps prevent rust, one good reason to build it. I can’t speak for him, but I think he’d agree with your take on the climate within a climate suggestion.

Also, I live in a quite humid climate and use Johnson’s paste wax on my hand tools. It’s confirmed that it doesn’t contain silicone. It works fine preventing rust. I would agree though, that for long term storage, grease probably would work the best.

By: DonP

DonP — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:04:22 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on the health risks of silicone. I knew it was bad for finishes but did not realize it was so bad for me.

I hope in this you will not think me disrespectful. I was concerned that none of the documentation or MSDS on Tri-flow mentioned silicone. I contacted the company and asked two questions. Is there silicon in Tri-flow aerosol? Which Tri-flow products contain silicone? The answer I received was “None of our Tri-Flow lubricants contain silicone.”

That given after reviewing the MSDS I am thinking – sticking with the 18th century is good advice.

By: Adam Cherubini

Adam Cherubini — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:03:24 +0000

Right Mike. That’s what the golden rod is supposed to help with. You could do the same thing with a very low wattage light bulb. Maybe you could integrate the light source into a chest somehow.