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wrote:
I figured wood workers might be a good group to post this question to.
Was building an outdoor shed in our back yard. Had a lot of tools out
there. Foolishly trusted the weather man who claimed no chance of
showers.

We caught a pop of thunder shower today. Had all my tools for the shed
outside. Got rained on hard for 15 minutes. Wondering if there is any
advice on how to handle them. I dried them all off (
and took them inside). But was wondering if sraying them internally
with WD40 for its water displacement qualities would help - or any
other suggestion.

Left out tools: framing nail gun, pancacke compressor, circular sawm
drill.

Never listen to the weather man - it's an exercise in futility.

Most of the time, it's not a big problem. Dry off the compressor with
a hair dryer, then blow compressed air through the other tools. I'd
consider waiting a day or so before using them.

Spraying WD-40 is as likely to short out the tools as water if you
spray enough of it to displace the water.

Where were you when it rained? Normally it starts raining you cover up
the tools with a tarp and wait for it to blow over.

R