On 1 Apr 2007 20:33:43 GMT, Jim Yanik wrote:

"Eigenvector" wrote in
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"Oren" wrote in message
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On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:45:27 -0700, "AKA gray asphalt"
wrote:


"Mark K" wrote in message
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On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:34:44 -0700, "AKA gray asphalt"
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I've got to start taking better care of my tools. CLR got some lime
or whatever it was off of an electric stapler but my T=square is
rusted beyond
help. It's a few decades old but when it was my dad's it was bright
and shiny. Is there an oil to put on things like saws clamps which
seem to be
taking the worst from the desert weather here?
Thanks again,
: - )

Indeed. Taking care of your tools is a very good idea. Last summer,
I left my favorite claw hammer out in the garden and it took some
work to get it presentable again.

Some 3-in-1 oil, and steel wool took care of most of the problem.
It would be better to never leave the tools out. Just think about
how much money good tools cost these days.

Mark

The tools I left in a workshop got rusted too. Does 3 in 1 oil keep
that from happening. I think this sounds like a put on but it isn't.


Check into Naval Jelly. My Grandfather always used in on his hand
saws. He brushed in on, allowed to set (short period) and then
cleaned and oiled the saws.

See: Rust Treatments & Cleaners section at this link.

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/quest...rme=100#cat100

Yes tools rust in the desert (frown)
--
Oren


Diesel, it's what I use on my guns during storage. It cleans the
surface and leaves thin coating of oil on the metal but won't harm the
wood



or kerosene;leaves a thin waxy coating.

Turpentine will clean a hand saw blade; removing sap. Don't know about
the coating affect.
--
Oren

"If things get any worse, I'll have to ask you to stop helping me."