living by the sea

[hughie]

Have lived inland many miles from the coast, I had forgotten all about the down sides of coastal living, rust as the songs says 'rust never sleeps'. Our vehicles each morning a covered with a fine film of salt

So to protect my chucks from rust etc I have had to make a full enclosed cupboard near the lathe, after some serious rust removal work. PITA

 

[John Grace]

That's a very nice cabinet/box for your materials. Question...what are the bolts for on the right side?

 

[hughie]

That's a very nice cabinet/box for your materials. Question...what are the bolts for on the right side?

Dyna bolts to hold it onto the brick column, there two at the top one is hidden under the chuck mounting.

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[JeffSmith]

My shop is about 100 yards from salt water - on a bluff 180 feet above the beach. I live on a small island about 10 miles from the Canadian border in the Salish Sea (northern reaches of Puget Sound). This upper left hand corner of the US is known for its wet weather - actually, to be more accurate, it's 'moist' most of the time. We moved here a little over 10 years ago.

I had my shop built to residential specs - 2x6 framing, fully insulated on a foundation wall that allowed a generous crawl space. It's nicely weather tight with the exception of the bifold front doors - I just haven't gotten around to finishing them up and sealing up against the cold and damp. The floors are wood - 1-1/2" plywood on 2x12 joists - fully insulated. I rely on space heaters for warmth when necessary for the most part.

I have had no problems with rust on any of my tools. My lathe has stainless ways, no surprise rust hasn't been a problem there, but there has been no rust on the bandsaw or table saw tables or the jointer or planer. Hand tools stay remarkably free of rust too. The saw tables get hit with either Boeshield or Glidecoat about once a year - if I think of it. The shop is not kept particularly clean - there's always shavings about on the floors. The saw tables are brushed off so shavings and dust doesn't collect there, but that's the extent of my routine cleaning. I do keep my tools clean.

I've lived in the Pacific Northwest for nearly 50 years now, been a hobbiest woodworker for that entire time, turning for the last 25 years and, despite the notoriously wet weather have never had a problem with rust. Before building my current shop I had used a section of the garage as my shop space.

Any thoughts why?

 

[John K Jordan]

...I had forgotten all about the down sides of coastal living, rust as the songs says 'rust never sleeps'. Our vehicles each morning a covered with a fine film of salt

Does an application of something like paste wax protect? It seems to protect my cast iron bandsaw table from the moisture and tannin at least some wet wood.
We have high humidity sometimes but is fortunately controlled in my shop with central heat and air. Life is good.

When we vacation at the Atlantic ocean coast I often drive out in the sand to go fishing and such. Fortunately there's a car wash close to where we usually stay and a good stream of clean water on the under-carriage helps.




Love the birds!


JKJ

 

[hughie]

The wax yeah most likely, my only concern is most products that prevent rust attract dust. The lathe, bandsaw, drill press are in regular use so the rust isnt an issue. By the look of it the issue is airborn, anything that I have covered is fine. So salt in the air seems to be the problem, as I 'm about 5 mins from the beach, currently I am using WD40 as it will spread over the surface and last about a week or so.
Inox MX3 looks like might the best way to go as its life span is much longer than WD40, will post my results here.

 

[hughie]

My shop is about 100 yards from salt water - on a bluff 180 feet above the beach. I live on a small island about 10 miles from the Canadian border in the Salish Sea (northern reaches of Puget Sound). This upper left hand corner of the US is known for its wet weather - actually, to be more accurate, it's 'moist' most of the time. We moved here a little over 10 years ago.

I had my shop built to residential specs - 2x6 framing, fully insulated on a foundation wall that allowed a generous crawl space. It's nicely weather tight with the exception of the bifold front doors - I just haven't gotten around to finishing them up and sealing up against the cold and damp. The floors are wood - 1-1/2" plywood on 2x12 joists - fully insulated. I rely on space heaters for warmth when necessary for the most part.

I have had no problems with rust on any of my tools. My lathe has stainless ways, no surprise rust hasn't been a problem there, but there has been no rust on the bandsaw or table saw tables or the jointer or planer. Hand tools stay remarkably free of rust too. The saw tables get hit with either Boeshield or Glidecoat about once a year - if I think of it. The shop is not kept particularly clean - there's always shavings about on the floors. The saw tables are brushed off so shavings and dust doesn't collect there, but that's the extent of my routine cleaning. I do keep my tools clean.

I've lived in the Pacific Northwest for nearly 50 years now, been a hobbiest woodworker for that entire time, turning for the last 25 years and, despite the notoriously wet weather have never had a problem with rust. Before building my current shop I had used a section of the garage as my shop space.

Any thoughts why?

Probably your shop is closed alot of the time and is weather tight, all go along way to control the problem of air born salt vapour.

I'm in a garage with one window at the far end so I work with the garage door open for light and to catch the sea breeze that blows through the shop eliminating the fine air born dust. Although I have a decent sized DC the fine near invisble dust particles still get around.

Like a lot of things in life the solution for one brings another to be solved. I can close all the doors etc then turn the lights on , however the fine dust will still hang in the air. I have an atmospheric cleaner but its developed a problem with leakage and tripping the RCD safety unit. It appears the motor is the issue, timing is the issue Christmas and a major sale event 3rd week of January and I'm way behind in pieces. it never rains but it pours.

 

[Kirk Amidon]

I'm in New England, grew up a mile or so from Ocean. Rust is an issue for things outside - grills and bikes, and anything else left out. Never noticed an issue with things inside buildings, particularly when any sort of climate control involved. Now I'm a bit inland, and my shop is in an unheated/uninsulated attached garage. Rust is only an issue for me with specific weather changes. When we've had a cold spell, and then get a warm humid day, if the garage door gets opened, all the iron surfaces get condensation on them, which then turns to flash rust.

 

[John K Jordan]

The wax yeah most likely, my only concern is most products that prevent rust attract dust.

I like Boeshield T-9, basically a wax in a carrier solvent. I use it on my bandsaw table since I often cut wet log sections into turning blanks to dry. The thin waxy coating left behind lets the wood slide easily, protects against rust, and not the least bit sticky.