I am real short on room in my workshop, and a lathe makes a horrible mess.
I thought maybe I could kill two birds with one stone by leaving my lathe
outside in a shed I am going to build one of these days. (upstate NY) I
could just wheel it out of the shed and use it outside when the weather
allows.

I left a radial arm saw (or what was left of it after I returned the head to
Emerson) in a dirt floored barn for a year and it rusted up pretty bad.
Obviously I couldn't leave the lathe in that barn; it would be scrap iron in
no time. But my shed will be built on a deck a couple feet off the ground,
so I figure the humidity should not be as bad a problem as in the barn.

Is storing the lathe in a well ventilated shed likely to trash it? It won't
be that much different than a garage, but I have never kept a tool there...

Thanks.

"Toller" wrote in message
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I am real short on room in my workshop, and a lathe makes a horrible mess.
I thought maybe I could kill two birds with one stone by leaving my lathe
outside in a shed I am going to build one of these days. (upstate NY) I
could just wheel it out of the shed and use it outside when the weather
allows.

I left a radial arm saw (or what was left of it after I returned the head
to Emerson) in a dirt floored barn for a year and it rusted up pretty bad.
Obviously I couldn't leave the lathe in that barn; it would be scrap iron
in no time. But my shed will be built on a deck a couple feet off the
ground, so I figure the humidity should not be as bad a problem as in the
barn.

Is storing the lathe in a well ventilated shed likely to trash it? It
won't be that much different than a garage, but I have never kept a tool
there...

Thanks.

Your main problem is going to be changes in temps causing condensation.
Might want to consider insulating the shed so temp changes won't happen
rapidly.

"Toller" wrote in message
...
I am real short on room in my workshop, and a lathe makes a horrible mess.
I thought maybe I could kill two birds with one stone by leaving my lathe
outside in a shed I am going to build one of these days. (upstate NY) I
could just wheel it out of the shed and use it outside when the weather
allows.

I left a radial arm saw (or what was left of it after I returned the head
to Emerson) in a dirt floored barn for a year and it rusted up pretty bad.
Obviously I couldn't leave the lathe in that barn; it would be scrap iron
in no time. But my shed will be built on a deck a couple feet off the
ground, so I figure the humidity should not be as bad a problem as in the
barn.

Is storing the lathe in a well ventilated shed likely to trash it? It
won't be that much different than a garage, but I have never kept a tool
there...

Thanks.

Not living in the frozen tundra, I can not say with authority how it will
survive but its hard to imagine relegating a valuable tool to the shed. If
you decide to send it out to the shed you might find it more trouble keeping
it from rusting than if it was in regular use in your shop.

Dave

"Toller" wrote in message

Is storing the lathe in a well ventilated shed likely to trash it? It
won't be that much different than a garage, but I have never kept a tool
there...

I (and probably many others) keep our tools in unheated garages. It does
take a little care for the exposed iron, of course. I'm not sure the well
ventilated is going to be good compared to reasonably sealed and dry.
Temperature fluctuation and condensation is the real culprit.

"Locutus" wrote in message
...

Thanks.

Your main problem is going to be changes in temps causing condensation.
Might want to consider insulating the shed so temp changes won't happen
rapidly.



EXACTLY,, I live in a very humid environment and none of my machines rust
from humidity. The condensation caused by drastic and quick temperature
changes is going to be the problem.

Toller wrote:
I am real short on room in my workshop, and a lathe makes a horrible
mess. I thought maybe I could kill two birds with one stone by leaving my
lathe outside in a shed I am going to build one of these days.
(upstate NY) I could just wheel it out of the shed and use it
outside when the weather allows.

I left a radial arm saw (or what was left of it after I returned the
head to Emerson) in a dirt floored barn for a year and it rusted up
pretty bad. Obviously I couldn't leave the lathe in that barn; it
would be scrap iron in no time. But my shed will be built on a deck
a couple feet off the ground, so I figure the humidity should not be
as bad a problem as in the barn.
Is storing the lathe in a well ventilated shed likely to trash it? It
won't be that much different than a garage, but I have never kept
a tool there...
Thanks.

Properly treated, eg waxed and oiled/lubricated, it shouldn't be a problem.
Inspect it once a week or two weeks for "just in case" until you can see
it's standing up to the conditions. On mine I wax the beam well and then
wrap it in oily cloths and I coat the bearings with grease to stop moisture
entry. Haven't had a problem in many years, about a decade now.

HTH
Pop`

On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:10:06 GMT, "Toller" wrote:

I am real short on room in my workshop, and a lathe makes a horrible mess.
I thought maybe I could kill two birds with one stone by leaving my lathe
outside in a shed I am going to build one of these days. (upstate NY) I
could just wheel it out of the shed and use it outside when the weather
allows.

I left a radial arm saw (or what was left of it after I returned the head to
Emerson) in a dirt floored barn for a year and it rusted up pretty bad.
Obviously I couldn't leave the lathe in that barn; it would be scrap iron in
no time. But my shed will be built on a deck a couple feet off the ground,
so I figure the humidity should not be as bad a problem as in the barn.

Is storing the lathe in a well ventilated shed likely to trash it? It won't
be that much different than a garage, but I have never kept a tool there...

Thanks.



Personally I would not do it. My lathe cost over $4000, but I still
wouldn't store a cheap one in a shed for more than a week. You could
spread grease all over it to protect it from rusting.

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"Locutus" wrote in message
...

Thanks.

Your main problem is going to be changes in temps causing condensation.
Might want to consider insulating the shed so temp changes won't happen
rapidly.



EXACTLY,, I live in a very humid environment and none of my machines
rust
from humidity. The condensation caused by drastic and quick temperature
changes is going to be the problem.




I have a well insulated shop and I couldn't keep rust from forming on the
tool tops. Once I added A/C the problem disappeared.

Phisherman wrote:
On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:10:06 GMT, "Toller" wrote:

I am real short on room in my workshop, and a lathe makes a horrible mess.
I thought maybe I could kill two birds with one stone by leaving my lathe
outside in a shed I am going to build one of these days. (upstate NY) I
could just wheel it out of the shed and use it outside when the weather
allows.

I left a radial arm saw (or what was left of it after I returned the head to
Emerson) in a dirt floored barn for a year and it rusted up pretty bad.
Obviously I couldn't leave the lathe in that barn; it would be scrap iron in
no time. But my shed will be built on a deck a couple feet off the ground,
so I figure the humidity should not be as bad a problem as in the barn.

Is storing the lathe in a well ventilated shed likely to trash it? It won't
be that much different than a garage, but I have never kept a tool there...

Personally I would not do it. My lathe cost over $4000, but I still
wouldn't store a cheap one in a shed for more than a week. You could
spread grease all over it to protect it from rusting.

Spray paint it and grease the exposed bits and etc. Spray it with
penetrating oil after use and the only problem would be the dirt
contaminating the workpiece. (And the elytrickery problems of course.)

How about making an airtight case for it instead of putting it in a
shed?

OT:
The want of space in the UK is a major factor in the differences in
posts to this site and the woodworking posts in UK.d-i-y. Such a little
thing to cause such a cultural gap.

"R. Pierce Butler" wrote in message

I have a well insulated shop and I couldn't keep rust from forming on the
tool tops. Once I added A/C the problem disappeared.


I store two ACs in the garage but still get rust in the winter.

In article ,
Phisherman wrote:

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Personally I would not do it. My lathe cost over $4000, but I still
wouldn't store a cheap one in a shed for more than a week. You could
spread grease all over it to protect it from rusting.

Try BoeShield, much better then grease

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