On Jan 18, 7:01*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:13:36 -0800 (PST), RicodJour
wrote:
On Jan 17, 4:23*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
RicodJour wrote:
On Jan 17, 10:00*am, Harry K wrote:
On Jan 17, 6:40*am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article *Harry K wrote:

While power tools will easily cut it, the gypsum dust _will_ rust the
hell out any steel/iron it gets on.

What in the world are you talking about? Iron doesn't rust unless it gets wet.

Tell that to my drawer of drywall tools. *They get thoroughly washed
and dried after every use. *Try taking a look at a box cutter blade
that has been used on sheetrock and left laying around.

-snip- *Are you in a particularly humid environment? *

-snip-

His tools are *when he washes them.* * *

I was asking because of the utility knife blades - you snipped that
part out.

Because it doesn't matter if he is living in the Gobi desert or using
steel wool for a tool. *Once he washes them he adds moisture & gets
rusty tools. . . and blames gypsum, instead of soapy water.

You're selectively reading, Jim. Harry did not mention washing his
utility knife blade - he said he used it and left it laying around,
which is what everyone does.

So, unless you feel he's making stuff up, what would you attribute his
rusting knife blades to, if not excess humidity - rust gremlins?
That's why I asked about the humidity level in his area.

R