Thread: Caring for chisels

Originally Posted by movay_2008

I think I'll experiment with the peat moss, .

maybe test it on some scrap steel first movay
Peat moss is mostly used as a soil conditioner because of it's ability to retain moisture.

Mainly associated with the marshes and bogs

I'mn well aware of that. One of my jobs in the nursery is to take super dry compressed blocks and hydrate them - they grow to 4 times their original size. So the idea, which has been altered - is to use it like one of the little bags with white crystals in it that you throw into drawers and things that suck up. So if I just put some in the bottom of my small plastic bucket and make a little rack or stand in the bucket for the chisels, all I have to do is close the lid and keep it out of the sun. I'll let you know how it goes... if you like.


And yes, a test is a good idea. I often just jump into things unscientifically.

Go for it movay, we are very interestred in the results you get

An old fisho's trick to stop rust is to use sticks of white chalk / yep the stuff teachers used to throw at you for not paying attention. I used it quite a bit in the army keeping equipment dry in humid conditions. Once the chalk gets a bit dampish bung it in the sun for a couple of hours and it dries out again.

Cheap as chips. Probably do the same thing by seeking out your local shoes shop and asking them to keep you a few bags of silica gel that most shoes come with these days.

Thanks. There is a round yellow thing in the sky that appears to be drying out the environs of my open to the elements workshop, so I with less urgency I can consider more effectively my options.

Well, so far its working a treat. I got a fertilizer bucket from work which seals very well and takes multiple openings and closings. I cut the bottom off a plastic pot and used it as a false floor underwhich I put very dry cocopeat mixed with perlite. Though I think I'll just use perlite which is ph neutral and a great water absorber, and not as dusty as cocopeat though the false floor eradicates that problem. Its also very child proof which is a concern for me.