Florida Shop vs Rust?

Lots of wax on castiron tables, and lots of Boeshield on other
rustable parts. Biggest thing is to keep on top of this, and check
for rust often so you can catch it early and take care of it.

John - on the coast of FL up in the Panhandle

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 01:23:42 GMT, "Othello1939"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>We are relocating to Florida, Tampa Bay/Clearwater area. My concern is a
>lot of rust on my now rust free tools (currently housed in San Antonio). I
>hauled away some meltal shelving from a place we bought -- it left a ton of
>rust flakes in the back of my truck! So, how do Woodworking Floridians
>compete with the onslaught of rust in their beautiful state?
>
>Please reply to deltaorion39*nospam*@hotmail.com (my apologies for asking
>you to "fix" the address before sending. Thank you.
>
>Gary
>

Think Air Conditioning.

Gary wrote:
Group: rec.woodworking Date: Sat, Feb 28, 2004, 1:23am (EST+5) From:
[email protected] (Othello1939)
We are relocating to Florida, Tampa Bay/Clearwater area. My concern is a
lot of rust on my now rust free tools (currently housed in San Antonio).
I hauled away some meltal shelving from a place we bought -- it left a
ton of rust flakes in the back of my truck! So, how do Woodworking
Floridians compete with the onslaught of rust in their beautiful state?
Please reply to deltaorion39*nospam*@hotmail.com (my apologies for
asking you to "fix" the address before sending. Thank you.
Gary
******************************************************
I live in Spring Hill, Florida, about 50 miles north of Tampa. My shop
is in what was a large enclosed porch which is part of an addition to my
house. Originally I had a rust problem and it was either too hot and
humid or too cold to work in it. When I replaced my central air
conditioner I bought a larger one and had two ducts run to this room.
Now I have no rust problem and I can work in comfort year round.

Peace ~ Sir Edgar
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=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8

"Othello1939" <[email protected]> wrote:

> We are relocating to Florida, Tampa Bay/Clearwater area. My concern is a
> lot of rust on my now rust free tools (currently housed in San Antonio). I
> hauled away some meltal shelving from a place we bought -- it left a ton of
> rust flakes in the back of my truck! So, how do Woodworking Floridians
> compete with the onslaught of rust in their beautiful state?

My shop (about 2 hrs. from TB) is un-conditioned but it's all wood and
off-grade. I keep a piece of plywood on the TS when it's not in use, and
cover most tools w/ a tarp. No real problems! I do use Boeshield on all
the tools and once in a while I have had to use a green scotchbrite to
remove some surface rust.

I've heard that Concrete and leather result in mold, so I'd expect similar
results in an unconditioned shop on a concrete slab.

Cheers,
Gary

"Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<PiH0c.90996$Xp.417066@attbi_s54>...
> Just what do you consider too cold to work in? You live in Fla., it can't be
> cold down there!!! <G>
>
>> I live in Spring Hill, Florida, about 50 miles north of Tampa.
>> it was either too hot and humid or too cold to work in it.

Anything below 60F is considered cold down here.

Regards,
Dick

Sunny Tampa, Florida

[email protected] (Dick Latshaw) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<PiH0c.90996$Xp.417066@attbi_s54>...
> > Just what do you consider too cold to work in? You live in Fla., it can't be
> > cold down there!!! <G>
> >
> >> I live in Spring Hill, Florida, about 50 miles north of Tampa.
> >> it was either too hot and humid or too cold to work in it.
>
> Anything below 60F is considered cold down here.
>
> Regards,
> Dick
>
> Sunny Tampa, Florida

You would like Hershey, PA then. I couple of weeks ago it warmed all
the way up to 40. I built some cabinet and spent the whole day
outside. When I sat down to dinner, I noticed my fingers started
tingling. I guess I had mild frost bit.

Its 60 today and I stripped down to shorts and a t-shirt for a run.

Don't mind the cold, but don't like the heat.

Hershey, PA --the sweetest place on earth, at least that's what
everyone says.

Just what do you consider too cold to work in? You live in Fla., it can't be
cold down there!!! <G>

--
"Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
Homer Simpson
Jerry© The Phoneman®
"Sir Edgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Gary wrote:
Group: rec.woodworking Date: Sat, Feb 28, 2004, 1:23am (EST+5) From:
[email protected] (Othello1939)
We are relocating to Florida, Tampa Bay/Clearwater area. My concern is a
lot of rust on my now rust free tools (currently housed in San Antonio).
I hauled away some meltal shelving from a place we bought -- it left a
ton of rust flakes in the back of my truck! So, how do Woodworking
Floridians compete with the onslaught of rust in their beautiful state?
Please reply to deltaorion39*nospam*@hotmail.com (my apologies for
asking you to "fix" the address before sending. Thank you.
Gary
******************************************************
I live in Spring Hill, Florida, about 50 miles north of Tampa. My shop
is in what was a large enclosed porch which is part of an addition to my
house. Originally I had a rust problem and it was either too hot and
humid or too cold to work in it. When I replaced my central air
conditioner I bought a larger one and had two ducts run to this room.
Now I have no rust problem and I can work in comfort year round.

Peace ~ Sir Edgar
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Come to think of it, I found a gallon jug of muriatic acid in that storage
room where all the rusted shelves were found!


"John Mc" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I lived in Tampa for 7 years, and found that only one thing caused
> rust on my tools (or metal shelves) - storing the muriatic acid used
> in pool maintenance in the shop. Doh! Don't do that!

I use Top Coat on everything. I leave my shop two months without
entering....................out of town. No problem. I live in
Lakeland about 40 miles east of Tampa

>We are relocating to Florida, Tampa Bay/Clearwater area. My concern is a
>lot of rust on my now rust free tools (currently housed in San Antonio). I
>hauled away some meltal shelving from a place we bought -- it left a ton of
>rust flakes in the back of my truck! So, how do Woodworking Floridians
>compete with the onslaught of rust in their beautiful state?
>
>Please reply to deltaorion39*nospam*@hotmail.com (my apologies for asking
>you to "fix" the address before sending. Thank you.
>
>Gary
>

I haven't had any major problems with rust in my closed garage. I have had
light patches show up on occasion, but not really a problem if you watch for
it. Leave anything out for a day or so and it will rust. I wipe down my
machines every once and a while with paste wax.
"Othello1939" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:y4S%[email protected]...
> We are relocating to Florida, Tampa Bay/Clearwater area. My concern is a
> lot of rust on my now rust free tools (currently housed in San Antonio).
I
> hauled away some meltal shelving from a place we bought -- it left a ton
of
> rust flakes in the back of my truck! So, how do Woodworking Floridians
> compete with the onslaught of rust in their beautiful state?
>
> Please reply to deltaorion39*nospam*@hotmail.com (my apologies for asking
> you to "fix" the address before sending. Thank you.
>
> Gary
>
>
>

I lived in Tampa for 7 years, and found that only one thing caused
rust on my tools (or metal shelves) - storing the muriatic acid used
in pool maintenance in the shop. Doh! Don't do that!

John

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 01:23:42 GMT, "Othello1939"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>We are relocating to Florida, Tampa Bay/Clearwater area. My concern is a
>lot of rust on my now rust free tools (currently housed in San Antonio). I
>hauled away some meltal shelving from a place we bought -- it left a ton of
>rust flakes in the back of my truck! So, how do Woodworking Floridians
>compete with the onslaught of rust in their beautiful state?
>
>Please reply to deltaorion39*nospam*@hotmail.com (my apologies for asking
>you to "fix" the address before sending. Thank you.
>
>Gary
>

Are you looking to adopt in the near future, dad?

--
"Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
Homer Simpson
Jerry© The Phoneman®
"Dick Latshaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<PiH0c.90996$Xp.417066@attbi_s54>...
> > Just what do you consider too cold to work in? You live in Fla., it
can't be
> > cold down there!!! <G>
> >
> >> I live in Spring Hill, Florida, about 50 miles north of Tampa.
> >> it was either too hot and humid or too cold to work in it.
>
> Anything below 60F is considered cold down here.
>
> Regards,
> Dick
>
> Sunny Tampa, Florida