Found on Raleigh CL

[Douglas Robinson]

How not to take care of a drill drill press! :no: For the amount of work it would take to clean that up he should pay the "buyer."

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/602553890.html

Bas, from his title I think he was the programmer for that old video game, "all your base are belong to us." :rotflm:

Doug

 

[Bas]

Yup, for those of you who didn't click the link, it's "=====ALL Wood Shop Tools For Sell====". It should have been "====All Your Tool Are Covering In Rusts===="

:rotflm:

 

[Travis Porter]

$900 for all of that? What a DEAL!!!! NOT!!!!!

 

[newtonc]

That highly desirable antique patina does add $890 to that price tag.

 

[yellofins]

Could his shop be added to the shop crawl?

 

[Will Goodwin]

So other than using them every day, how do I keep my tools from rusting like that? I know it is a silly question for some, but I never had any real tools before and don't want them to end up like that. (Now that I have a bench top drill press).

Will

 

[Bas]

Paste wax. The real expert uses Johnson & Johnson for the quality, the amateur uses it because it's the only kind he or she can find. Minwax is good too. Apply a light coat, let dry, buff with a clean cloth. Repeat. Works on table saws, band saws, planers, workbenches, drill presses, cracked dry skin, finished projects and jointers.

There are other products you can use, such as Boeshield T-9, TopCote, and various other marine products. Those work too, but cost more. I've tried several products, they don't seem to do any better than paste wax.

I've found there are three essential supplies for the shop:
- Duct tape (in case it's loose and shouldn't be)
- WD40 (in case it's stuck and shouldn't be)
- Paste wax (to prevent it from getting stuck or needing duct tape)

 

[sapwood]

:eusa_thin Me thinks the block walls are a hint.
Wet basement shop :confused_

Of course, the "plainer" may simplify things :mrgreen:

Roger

 

[Douglas Robinson]

Roger does that mean that if I live in the mountains I can't used the "plainer?"

Will one thing you have to consider is humidty. If you shop is in your house you shouldn't have a problem as long as you have central air. However, if your shop is in your garage you should consider a dehumidifier. All that iron costs $ a dehumidifier is a small expense to protect a big one.

Doug

 

[jerrye]

Paste wax. The real expert uses Johnson & Johnson for the quality, the amateur uses it because it's the only kind he or she can find. Minwax is good too. Apply a light coat, let dry, buff with a clean cloth. Repeat. Works on table saws, band saws, planers, workbenches, drill presses, cracked dry skin, finished projects and jointers.

There are other products you can use, such as Boeshield T-9, TopCote, and various other marine products. Those work too, but cost more. I've tried several products, they don't seem to do any better than paste wax.

I've found there are three essential supplies for the shop:
- Duct tape (in case it's loose and shouldn't be)
- WD40 (in case it's stuck and shouldn't be)
- Paste wax (to prevent it from getting stuck or needing duct tape)

Would Bag Balm work?:gar-Bi

 

[Travis Porter]

Paste wax is one of my top choices. I find johnson and johnson "softer" than Minwax, but I still have the same can of minwax from 5 years ago. I have used boeshield and the like, but I personally don't think it lasts as long as paste wax.

In my PM66 tablesaw manual it recommended using talcum powder.

 

[Bas]

Would Bag Balm work?:gar-Bi

Moo-bey. An udderly ridiculous suggestion though. Just quit horsing around and cut the bull.

:rotflm:

 

[Kicbak]

This guy keeps adding a posts for the same junk.....

Today
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/612574562.html

Tuesday
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/610023870.html
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/610030068.html

and a some other previous postings..

I'd have to think the reason they aren't getting sold is lack of advertising!

 

[sapwood]

Yeah, I've noticed the multiple listings lately. And I'd pay for his rust removal secrets.

To quote the listing:
Any rust that you see is only surface rust where it has been stored in the barn and can be removed very easily.

Roger

 

[Travis Porter]

Yeah, I've noticed the multiple listings lately. And I'd pay for his rust removal secrets.

To quote the listing:
Any rust that you see is only surface rust where it has been stored in the barn and can be removed very easily.

Roger

To get that level of rust, I wonder if it was submerged in the barn. Reminds me of the commercials of the car that was wrecked and the ad they were placing. Minor body work becomes New Paint!!

 

[Douglas Robinson]

I would buy the rust if it didn't have all that tool attached.:rotflm:

Doug

 

[Gofor]

I think that barn was in a low area during Floyd, and they are just now getting the tools out!!:rolf::rolf:

Go

 

[Steve W]

Some folks have a really skewed perception of what things are worth. Those prices would be high even if the stuff was in good shape.:dontknow:

Just a little more rust and he can market them as "antiques.":rotflm:

As an ex-New Englander, I will venture that these tools have sat in the cellar for a L-O-N-G time!

:kermit: Steve

 

[Ray Martin]

Fine additions to any shop... b/c the rusts are on the surface and easy to remove. :gar-Bi I'd love to find out what this guy finally gets for this rust pile.

Ray

 

[pcooper]

By the time you got the rust off, you might not have any tool left...then again maybe there will be a shortage of rust in the future? Who knows, maybe rust will follow gas in price.....:slap: