Re: How to protect tools from rusting?

On Dec 5, 12:06*am, "MiamiCuse" <nmbexc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have some tools, screw drivers, hacksaw, tube cutters, sawzall,
> grinder...that occasionally will come in contact with moisture, especially
> when working with cutting plumbing lines or working outside when it
> rained...I try to wipe the tools dry with a rag but sometimes it's hard for
> example when I am cutting a sprinkler line and the sawzall blade extended
> all the way into the dirt as I made the cut for the line as well as nearby
> roots.
>
> Even if I wipe it dry, moisture would have gotten inside the ball bearing
> and I can't clean that anyways. *Sometimes I spray some WD40 and tuen the
> tool on for a second or two.
>
> Recently a friend told me he has a neighbor that has a 5 gallon bucket of
> sand, he then pour in a gallon of used motor oil so the sand is now soaked
> in oil. *Then when he finishes working with hand tools that may be wet he
> insert these hand tools into the oil soaked sand bucket and leave them there
> and that supposedly keep things from rusting? *Anyone does this? *I would
> think this would not work for power tools you don't want sand to get
> anywhere near the ball bearings.
>
> What are your tips and tricks in keeping your tools in good condition
> without too much hassle in cleaning them all the time?
>
> MC

Bring power tools inside where they dry fast and humidity is lower, or
let them rust.