keeping extra blades from rusting

[HAMMER]

I have found that if you save those drying packets from products that you buy (electronics, shoes, ect.) place them in a container with your blades while waiting to be used they will keep the moisture away from them. This works for drill bits also you just need a sealable container.

[Nubbin]

Great idea. I had never thought of that and it seems those little packets are getting more and more plentiful and this way they don't end up in the landfills.

[lucky788scroller]

Ive never had a problem with the blades rusting, generally they have a thin layer of some type of oil on them, but I do use the silica gel packets inside my jars of wood biscuits. Them compressed beech biscuits soak up enough basement humidity to swell up to tight to fit in the slot otherwise. Dale

[jigsue]

I have been scrolling since 1995 and, although I started with pin-ended blades, I got my second saw only two years later. At the weekend, I was cutting something really thick, but intricate and was messing about with different blades. Some of them were from my original purchase over 10 years ago and none were rusty. Many of my original purchases wee Niquita, a german-made blade and they come in waxed packets. The others I keep in their original packets in a straw basket beside my saw. Rust has never been a problem. In fact, rust, does not seem to be a problem in our workshop at all. It is probably the driest room we have!!!

Sue

[ajay]

That is a great idea. I usually just throw those things away after unpacking (that's not a very green thing to do). I work in a basement area which is humid in the summer. I generally have performed a quick spray with WD-40 on items that might rust. It works well.

[Pajaro]

Who has blades around long enoug to rust????

[HAMMER]

Well I Buy Them In Bulk And Use Them Till They Wear Out (not Break) So I Have Them For A Month Or So. Here In Houston Texas Raw Metal Will Rust Over Night Is Exposed To The Weather. I Tried The Oil But Stained A Piece I Was Working On And When I Tried To Stain It Well You Get The Idea.

It Was Just A Thing I Do I Thought Others Might Find Helpful...use It If It Applies Dont It It Doesnt..


Sincerely Hammer

[SNAPPER]

Good idea. I have had this problem in our previous house as the shop was in the basement, got a bit humid in the summer. Now I have a larger area in the basement with a dehumidifier.
Dean

[workin for wood]

yea, WD-40 is asking for trouble. No way is a finish going to adhere properly and if you use a stain, yikes!!!

I suppose it's a good idea, but like most others, I have blades that are 6-8 yrs old and they aren't rusty. I do get lots of humidity. There's been days where I had to battle the rust off the table saw and jointer. I'd spray the saw cleaner, wipe it and rust would instantly re-appear before I could get a sealer on it. That's darn humid if you ask me, but the scrolling blades never rusted. Used blades I've found on the concrete that have sat there who knows how long were never rusty either.