winter maintenance

[lurcher]

i have just spent the afternoon in the shop and given all my tools with any woode handle a realy good coat of linseed and teak oil mix. i find that this is a good time of year as the wood hasnt had any damp moist air so the oil realy does go in deep .
i am in the process of making a 6 x 4 tool cabinet that will be heated with a vivareium mat just enough to ward off rust .do you have any winter maintenance jobs you do every year.

 

[Water-Mark]

I de rust my work tools, adjustable spanners etc in a bath of deox and then oil them lightly.
Being a plumber it's impossible to keep them dry for any length of time.

luckily my workshop conditions seem to be quite good as i get very little rust on unused tools and beds.

 

[JohnPW]

If I acquire a nice but old rusty tool, after it's been cleaned up it stays indoors!

 

[jimi43]

Anything of value and the glues...indoors too.

Jimi

 

[Walney Col]

will be heated with a vivareium mat just enough to ward off rust

Will a vivareium mat work? As I understand it they give off infra red which is absorbed by living tissue (reptiles etc) but not so much by metal which tends to reflect it. I could be wrong, but here's a snippet for an advert for one if there's anyone technical enough to put it into layman's terms:-

They work by producing ultra long wavelength infra red heat that is absorbed by the animal and cage furnishings in much the same way as the sun warms basking animals or the ground in the wild. This action allows the animals to warm themselves without necessarily raising the air temperature in the vivarium or tank.

I rejected using one for a kiln because of what it said about the air temperature.

Col.

 

[jimi43]

will be heated with a vivareium mat just enough to ward off rust

Will a vivareium mat work? As I understand it they give off infra red which is absorbed by living tissue (reptiles etc) but not so much by metal which tends to reflect it. I could be wrong, but here's a snippet for an advert for one if there's anyone technical enough to put it into layman's terms:-

They work by producing ultra long wavelength infra red heat that is absorbed by the animal and cage furnishings in much the same way as the sun warms basking animals or the ground in the wild. This action allows the animals to warm themselves without necessarily raising the air temperature in the vivarium or tank.

I rejected using one for a kiln because of what it said about the air temperature.

Col.

This is correct.

A lightbulb or better still...one of THESE would be better...and probably cheaper!

Cheers

Jimi

 

[Harbo]

I use a couple of similar ones situated under my tool chests - they work really well.

Rod

 

[RogerP]

My workshop is a large brick built garage adjacent to the bungalow.
It has a flat roof of very heavy timbers and rafters which is covered in thick "sanded" roofing felt.
It has large old style wooden double doors glazed at the the top.
It is unheated and temperature inside is about whatever it is outside.

The place is jam-packed with tools and equipment, free standing, in cabinets, drawers, boxes and hanging on every available wall space.
Initially I was expecting rust problems but after 20 years none has materialised.

I'm not complaining but I really can't understand - why no rust?

 

[Harbo]

Good ventilation - it's down to Relative Humidity.