tool tip No4

[Tony Wells]

Good tip. I have a dip-seal pot however. 8)
And, the stuff is recyclable, so I just drop it back into the pot when I cut it off.

 

[flutedchamber]

Does anyone have a web address of a company that sells the dip seal material in less than industrial size quantities??

Thanks

 

[Frank Ford]

author=flutedchamber link=topic=3728.msg27365#msg27365 date=1317200032
Does anyone have a web address of a company that sells the dip seal material in less than industrial size quantities??

Thanks

McMaster-Carr will sell you a pound for about eight bucks - near the bottom of page 2117. Just type 2117 into search window.

Me, I use aluminum foil - cheap, easy, reusable:

 

[dontrinko]

I hang the ones I use often on a magnetic tool strip. Don

 

[geotek]

The traditional thing to do is to keep a small block of camphor in the toolbox. The fumes condense on the tools protecting them from rust. Woodworkers use this because they don't want oil near any of their fine woods (ruins finishes).

 

[Tony Wells]

Sidebar note: NEVER keep aspirin or things such as BC Powders in your tool box. They are corrosive, and will cause problems. Don't ask.

 

[flutedchamber]

author=geotek link=topic=3728.msg27388#msg27388 date=1317226348
The traditional thing to do is to keep a small block of camphor in the toolbox. The fumes condense on the tools protecting them from rust. Woodworkers use this because they don't want oil near any of their fine woods (ruins finishes).

I always thought camphor promoted rust. Learn something new every day. Thank you.

PS So moth balls/crystals would work?

 

[geotek]

I don't think so, mothballs are a different chemical.

 

[Tony Wells]

Mothballs are made of naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene, so they shouldn't pose a corrosion problem.

 

[george wilson]

I used to use camphor in my tool chest,but it doesn't seem to be available in drug stores any more. Not for quite a few years.