On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:58:53 -0700, David wrote:

pduck wrote:

How do you handle the problem of rust? If I pull my car into the garage
after it has been out in the rain, or covered with snow and salt, it's
going to really do a number on my tools. Not only my table saw, jointer,
etc, but also the smaller hand tools like chisels and planes. Just
putting a dehumidifier isn't going to do much good with a wet car right
next to everything.

Thanks

leave the cars outside?? I haven't parked a car in my garage shop
for over 3 years. The cars are doing fine. They don't rust outside and
my shop doesn't get "disturbed". Then again, I don't live in snow
country. I thought most snow country homes had basements. I've
considered moving to the midwest and taking over an entire basement
(1,500 square feet) for my next shop. that would be so cool to have
plenty of room for stock. I could retire some of the equipment's mobile
stands with that much room. Each "toy" could stay put in a shop that
large. sigh...

Dave
I DO live in snow country and neither my wife's nor my car come
inside the house (needless to say the kids' cars don't either). The
wife was less than pleased by that when we contemplated purchasing the
current home and she thought she might get to use the garage, but
after we talked and she accepted that she got a dining room, a living
room, 3 bathrooms and virtually the entire walk-in closet and all I
got from the new house was a little bit bigger garage shop, she was OK
with it.

Dave Hall