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Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
By:John Abercrombie
Date: 8/13/2012, 8:20 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set (Malcolm Schweizer)

: I am not sure why suddenly they rusted when they have made it quite
: some time where they are, which is in a wood-drawer toolbox,
: felt-lined drawers, with a silica gell pack in the drawer. Not
: perfect, but they have lasted two or three years just fine. I
: very meticulously oil them before putting them away. When I went
: to work on the latest project they were badly rusted as if you
: had left them out in the rain all day. Humidity here is a
: killer, and I have to take extra precautions to keep stuff from
: rusting.

Had you 'revived' the silica gel packs regularly by baking them?
There's a limit to how much water they will absorb, as you probably know already.

Have you tried any of the other 'anti-corrosion' products to deal with your humid (and salty?) climate?
I'd like to see some reviews of those products!
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=68931&cat=1,43456
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=58755&cat=1,43326
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=59367&cat=1,43456

I spent some time on my sailboat, and I know how quickly tools can rust. It almost seems that the better quality steels rust faster.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/13/2012, 2:29 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
John Abercrombie -- 8/13/2012, 3:06 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/13/2012, 3:22 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Bill Hamm -- 8/14/2012, 12:57 am
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Deano -- 8/13/2012, 3:14 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/13/2012, 3:33 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Deano -- 8/15/2012, 8:47 am
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
John Messinger -- 8/13/2012, 4:03 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/13/2012, 5:46 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
ancient kayaker -- 8/13/2012, 6:35 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/13/2012, 6:54 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
ancient kayaker -- 8/13/2012, 7:39 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
John Abercrombie -- 8/13/2012, 8:20 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Ken Blanton -- 8/13/2012, 6:12 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/13/2012, 6:33 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Bill Hamm -- 8/14/2012, 1:32 am
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/14/2012, 5:29 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
John Abercrombie -- 8/15/2012, 12:19 am
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
John Abercrombie -- 8/15/2012, 12:21 am
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Bill Hamm -- 8/15/2012, 1:47 am
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
John Abercrombie -- 8/15/2012, 10:24 am
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Ken Blanton -- 8/15/2012, 3:24 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
John Messinger -- 8/14/2012, 3:14 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/14/2012, 5:20 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Kirk Briggs -- 8/19/2012, 5:05 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
John Abercrombie -- 8/19/2012, 7:51 pm
Re: Tools: Looking for input on a good chisel set
Kirk Briggs -- 8/19/2012, 8:57 pm