Moisture prevention

[Shran]

I have my toolbox and all my tools in my shop which is just an 8x10 garden shed. Every time it gets cold, it also gets really humid and all my tools get covered in ice...then it melts and my tools start rusting. Hand tools I'm not too worried about, but it irritates me when I have to clean rusty spots off my air tools.

Is there any good solution to this? The doors on the shed really suck and let a lot of air in, so I thinking about putting an exterior house door in to keep some of the moisture out. There is still a vent in the side of the shed and the floor is not sealed so I'm not sure how much good it would do.

 

[Iron Ranger]

Hmm................. this is a difficult one to fix since you are in a shed. One option is to bring the airtools in the house when you are done with them. That way, the heat from your house should keep them dry.

Or, go over the shed and look at getting a new door and insulation. Option 3 is running a heater in it during the night or something to keep everything relatively warm and dry, but that'll be a fire hazard.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

If you can find them there, you could get a Dri-Z-Air canister. They absorb moisture out of the air. They are used in cabins and RV's and such when you store them to keep the moisture down. They work very well, you just empty them out when they are full of water and add more of the granuals to it.

http://www.drizair.com/products.html

 

[CopyKat]

8+ years with the same conditions and I've never really experienced issues with my tools. My shop is a non heated detatched garage with dirt floor.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Another thing you can do it to rub them all down with some WD40.

 

[beaujt]

x2 on the WD40. helps keep car/truck doors from freezing shut too

 

[Shran]

I think I am gonna do the door and new floor regardless. The floor is really weak and the door I was going to do anyway to hopefully keep thieves from stealing shit. Will have to try the WD40

 

[riverviewcontracting]

I have my toolbox and all my tools in my shop which is just an 8x10 garden shed. Every time it gets cold, it also gets really humid and all my tools get covered in ice...then it melts and my tools start rusting. Hand tools I'm not too worried about, but it irritates me when I have to clean rusty spots off my air tools.

Is there any good solution to this? The doors on the shed really suck and let a lot of air in, so I thinking about putting an exterior house door in to keep some of the moisture out. There is still a vent in the side of the shed and the floor is not sealed so I'm not sure how much good it would do.

hey all you have to do is get a little saw dust from anywhere (constuction site, cabnet shop ask a carpenter) and put it down on the floor out of your work area and it will take up most of the moisture

 

[IlovemybroncII]

damp crap lol

I was thinking if you had some cheap or old ice cooler put tools in them instead of beer and spray down with wd 40 and a bowl of rice to keep things dry

 

[Shran]

hey all you have to do is get a little saw dust from anywhere (constuction site, cabnet shop ask a carpenter) and put it down on the floor out of your work area and it will take up most of the moisture

Good idea, if I did woodworking I'd do that for sure. But I don't think a combination of angle grinder, bench grinder and chop saw would work well with sawdust. I have to be careful with a wood floor as it is

Someday... I will have a real shop with a concrete floor, a garage door, and 220v outlets.

 

[daniel3507]

Ive heard that the rice thing works fairly well if you have enough of it

 

[TheTopher]

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=6513-46921-028001L&lpage=none


I used to leave my tools outside every now and again at my buddy's house a few winters ago in that toolbox and they never rusted... even in heavy rain. I think it's because of the seal it's got.

 

[MountainMike]

My idea would be to put them in an old cooler with a bunch of those "Do Not Eat" silica packets.