"John Flatley" wrote in message
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Removing or preventing tool rust is a topic that comes up frequently.
There
are many techniques and products that help keep tools rust free, but I
missed seeing one tip that I picked up from this group a while back.

Camphor. I put a small block of camphor in each tool drawer. The tip I
used said that the evaporating/dissolving camphor left a deposit on the
metal tools and the deposit seemed to keep away the rust.

There are obvious drawbacks to the use of camphor. It works with tools in
the tool chest, tool box and any other closed unit. It does not work with
hanging tools. Through experience I have found the camphor does not work
on
tools left on the workbench for long periods. (I actually don't know if
there are any tools on the workbench. I haven't seen the top of my bench
in
four years. Tomorrow I'll get organized)

Here is something interesting that I have recently discovered. Occasionally
I have a large project to glue up and use my TS as a work surface.
Sometimes the TB II glue drips out of a joint on to the cast iron surface
and I don't catch it until after it starts to set. Oddly when I pop the
glue off the TS iron surface, it leaves a bright and shiny spot where the
glue was.