Mike, the deal with plastic wrap is that moisture must have away OUT.
Typically, if you are going to do this, leave space around the equipment
and the bottom should be open. You can get big bags of Silage to put in
there and wick away the water vapor. DO NOT COMPLETELY WRAP THEM UP!!!
They WILL rust if you do that.
I'd make a 2x4 frame and make it easy to lift off.
Inch
Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com> on 03/28/2000 02:34:08 PM
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Storage of equipment
As I have acquired a new car my garage is no longer big enough for all
my toys. I had to move my Delta Unisaw and shaper and drill press outside
of the garage. I put them in a space next to the garage that has a
fibreglass roof and nice strong locked wooden gate at the driveway
end. But that gate is by no means airtight. And the other end into my
backyard is just a chain link gate. How do I prevent these great tools
from rusting ?
For now I just waxed the daylights out of the surface and covered them
table tops with 30wt motor oil (its what I had handy). I was thinking I
should grease them instead or cosmolene (if I can find that stuff) but it
wont help all the nuts/bolts/misc small parts on the tools. My wife
suggested wrapping them in plastic and spraying oil into the plastic...any
better ideas ? These tools are there for quite a while, probably years but
I would like to be able to use them once in a while. My cars are wood
framed after all and I still do like to build things, something that
protects them and yet is easily cleaned is the fantasy.
Any suggestions ?
mike
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