I'm moving some of my woodworking equipment into storage for the
next few years (until I build my new house). I plan to use a few pieces
of machinary but the rest will not likely be used. What precautions
should I be taking to ensure the everything works fine when I start
to use it again? Should I be treating the steel surfaces with some-
thing? Someone recommended wax. The items going into storage are
a wood lathe, uni-plane, sanding station (disc & belt), shaper, and a dust
collection system. I will continue to use the table saw, drill press,
planer, and grinders.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Steve Wilson wrote:
> Richard,
>
> You'll need to clean everything very well. Any part that has paint on it
> will be ok. Any exposed bare metal will rust unless protected. You could
> use a heavy coat of Boeshield on the exposed metal (don't wipe off) or
> even
> use Cosmoline (McMaster Carr sells spray cans of the stuff). On top of
> the
> cosmoline you could lay a sheet of plastic. For hand tools you might want
> to wrap them in paper impregnated with rust inhibitor; IIRC Lee Valley or
> Lie Nielsen sells small quantities of the stuff.. You'll also want to
> cover
> the machines with a breathable fabric; I like to use the HTC tools covers
> but anything will do. Condensation will be your enemy. If you can afford
> to store them in a climate controlled storage facility so much the better.
Good advice. One thing not to do is spray with Boeshield then cover
immediately with a tarp, or anything absorbant. The tarp will wick up the
rust preventative and leave the tool unprotected. I did this on my
tablesaw, and everywhere the tarp touched (it was one of those HTC tool
covers) rusted within a month. For reference, this was in a damp, sub-grade
garage in the Calif. Bay Area.
I've used both Boeshield and LPS-3 (just sprayed it on heavily and left it
alone), and they seemed to last about 6 mos. to a year. Cosmolined items
have gone longer for me, but it's probably not a bad idea to check for rust
every 6 mos. or so, if possible.
-Tom
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 04:29:32 GMT, "Richard"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm moving some of my woodworking equipment into storage for the
>next few years (until I build my new house). I plan to use a few pieces
>of machinary but the rest will not likely be used. What precautions
>should I be taking to ensure the everything works fine when I start
>to use it again? Should I be treating the steel surfaces with some-
>thing? Someone recommended wax. The items going into storage are
>a wood lathe, uni-plane, sanding station (disc & belt), shaper, and a dust
>collection system. I will continue to use the table saw, drill press,
>planer, and grinders.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks.
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 23:48:13 -0500, "Steve Wilson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Richard,
>
>You'll need to clean everything very well. Any part that has paint on it
>will be ok. Any exposed bare metal will rust unless protected. You could
>use a heavy coat of Boeshield on the exposed metal (don't wipe off) or even
>use Cosmoline (McMaster Carr sells spray cans of the stuff).
in a pinch auto parts stores sell white lithium grease in spray cans.
> On top of the
>cosmoline you could lay a sheet of plastic. For hand tools you might want
>to wrap them in paper impregnated with rust inhibitor; IIRC Lee Valley or
>Lie Nielsen sells small quantities of the stuff.. You'll also want to cover
>the machines with a breathable fabric; I like to use the HTC tools covers
>but anything will do. Condensation will be your enemy. If you can afford
>to store them in a climate controlled storage facility so much the better.
>
if the storage place isn't climate controlled get the machines up off
of the floor. a red clay brick under each foot should do it.
I have heard of people filling oil and grease reservoirs up to the top
with clean lubricants. you'll have to empty them and refill to the
proper level before use, but this should prevent corrosion of those
out of reach parts.
I'd remove any glued on abrasives from the disc sander and clean the
disk well. hard to say how those adhesives will age.
slack the belts.
box up the shaper cutters wrapping them well enough to survive the box
being dropped without chipping the cutters.
good luck...
Richard,
You'll need to clean everything very well. Any part that has paint on it
will be ok. Any exposed bare metal will rust unless protected. You could
use a heavy coat of Boeshield on the exposed metal (don't wipe off) or even
use Cosmoline (McMaster Carr sells spray cans of the stuff). On top of the
cosmoline you could lay a sheet of plastic. For hand tools you might want
to wrap them in paper impregnated with rust inhibitor; IIRC Lee Valley or
Lie Nielsen sells small quantities of the stuff.. You'll also want to cover
the machines with a breathable fabric; I like to use the HTC tools covers
but anything will do. Condensation will be your enemy. If you can afford
to store them in a climate controlled storage facility so much the better.
You can store the lathe in my basement.
:-)
Joe
"Richard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm moving some of my woodworking equipment into storage for the
> next few years (until I build my new house). I plan to use a few pieces
> of machinary but the rest will not likely be used. What precautions
> should I be taking to ensure the everything works fine when I start
> to use it again? Should I be treating the steel surfaces with some-
> thing? Someone recommended wax. The items going into storage are
> a wood lathe, uni-plane, sanding station (disc & belt), shaper, and a dust
> collection system. I will continue to use the table saw, drill press,
> planer, and grinders.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 23:48:13 -0500, "Steve Wilson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>For hand tools you might want
>to wrap them in paper impregnated with rust inhibitor; IIRC Lee Valley or
>Lie Nielsen sells small quantities of the stuff..
If you use this stuff, remember a couple of things. It has a finite
lifetime - best buy it new. Also it _must_ be wrapped in a moisture
barrier. The paper alone isn't enough. Give it an over-wrap of kitchen
cling-film.
--
Smert' spamionam
I'll second the Cosmoline. Sprays on so gets into crevices and great
protection.
"Steve Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Richard,
>
> You'll need to clean everything very well. Any part that has paint on it
> will be ok. Any exposed bare metal will rust unless protected. You could
> use a heavy coat of Boeshield on the exposed metal (don't wipe off) or
even
> use Cosmoline (McMaster Carr sells spray cans of the stuff). On top of
the
> cosmoline you could lay a sheet of plastic. For hand tools you might want
> to wrap them in paper impregnated with rust inhibitor; IIRC Lee Valley or
> Lie Nielsen sells small quantities of the stuff.. You'll also want to
cover
> the machines with a breathable fabric; I like to use the HTC tools covers
> but anything will do. Condensation will be your enemy. If you can afford
> to store them in a climate controlled storage facility so much the better.
>
>
BreakFree (the gun lube/cleaner folks) make something called BreakFree
Collector, supposed to give you 5yrs+ of rust protection, and is
supposed to be easy to clean off when the item is put into service.
Cosmoline can be a PITA to get it all off teh tools - my bandsaw came
heavily coated with Cosmoline and it was a real PITA to clean off,
took most of a couple days with lots of solvent and paper towels
BoeShield T( would be a good choice, BUT only says it is good up to
1yr for rust protection, so unless you are planing on re-applying at
yearly intervals, the BreakFree Protector or the Costmoline would be
the best choice
John
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:11:44 -0700, "CW" <no adddress@spam free.com>
wrote:
>I'll second the Cosmoline. Sprays on so gets into crevices and great
>protection.
>
>"Steve Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Richard,
>>
>> You'll need to clean everything very well. Any part that has paint on it
>> will be ok. Any exposed bare metal will rust unless protected. You could
>> use a heavy coat of Boeshield on the exposed metal (don't wipe off) or
>even
>> use Cosmoline (McMaster Carr sells spray cans of the stuff). On top of
>the
>> cosmoline you could lay a sheet of plastic. For hand tools you might want
>> to wrap them in paper impregnated with rust inhibitor; IIRC Lee Valley or
>> Lie Nielsen sells small quantities of the stuff.. You'll also want to
>cover
>> the machines with a breathable fabric; I like to use the HTC tools covers
>> but anything will do. Condensation will be your enemy. If you can afford
>> to store them in a climate controlled storage facility so much the better.
>>
>>
>