Thread: Musty box smell

Originally Posted by Bryan

Nice box work Michael. Just for giggles, here's the latest horror I received from the Orient. They must be running out of wood.

Greg please don't bin your boxes. I've got a few things that need homes.

I'll send you any I surplus Bryan. It'll be awhile. Mainly it'll be standard micrometer boxes. I reckon I'll keep the rarely used stuff still boxed in drawers (Like depth and thread mics).

Greg

Michael,

If the box originated in Asia, then I'd hazard a guess and say the odour is probably from some type of oil used to stop it twisting and warping along with to kill any acidic leaching from the wood to stop the contents rusting as it was probably some type of softwood.......DON"T put it in the sun to try and dry it out...it'll only warp and won't help......If you want to clean it up, try using some sort of solvent which will clean the surface stuff off but not that soaked in. (turps, acetone, white sprit etc) ..lots of work involved so is it worth it??? ..about the only way to get rid of the odour if it persists after using the solvents is to mask it with something else - say camphor (moth balls) or cedar smells but that will take time...don't use neatsfoot oil as that will eventually turn acidic ..from the looks of the one you made - probably a better option for storing stuff long term anyway......hope that help...Lee

If its old then storage may have been the problem look for mould, wood rot, even signs of rat phiss (seriously its deadly). Sit it out in the sun to remove normal mould damp etc the last one toss it.[/QUOTE]

Wheelinround, could you expand on the 'seriously deadly' comment please? Our next door neighbours have chooks and there is the occasional rat about.
thanks, Mm.

Originally Posted by Bryan

Nice box work Michael. Just for giggles, here's the latest horror I received from the Orient. They must be running out of wood.

Greg please don't bin your boxes. I've got a few things that need homes.

The alignment of the hinges is pretty goodaaawwwdddd awful

Pete

Originally Posted by Metalman

If its old then storage may have been the problem look for mould, wood rot, even signs of rat phiss (seriously its deadly). Sit it out in the sun to remove normal mould damp etc the last one toss it.

Wheelinround, could you expand on the 'seriously deadly' comment please? Our next door neighbours have chooks and there is the occasional rat about.
thanks, Mm.[/QUOTE]

Leptospirosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rat Diseases & Health Hazards

Thanks for the info Wheelinround. I will be keeping away from the chooks when it is wet.
Mm.

Originally Posted by Metalman

Thanks for the info Wheelinround. I will be keeping away from the chooks when it is wet.
Mm.

Just noticed where you are bush rats must be ARIA

The up shot of the smelly box problem was that I chucked the old one and made a new one. I tried the sun method and it cured a bit of the smell (and also warped the lid). I would have had to dip it in a bucket of nilodor, so that was out.
However, the lid did not fit properly (that was before the sun) and I wanted to store the new adaptor as a set, so new box (again from the offcut pile). It annoys me that a small box like that takes hours to make!

Michael

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Nice job, and a real fun thread, most have had a laugh and some knowledge may have rubbed off.
Thanks for posting the out come, so many things come and go without us hearing the outcome.
Regards

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Wheelinround, could you expand on the 'seriously deadly' comment please? Our next door neighbours have chooks and there is the occasional rat about.
thanks, Mm.

Leptospirosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rat Diseases & Health Hazards[/QUOTE]


I recall just recently some one here in Katherine , nearly checking out from a dose of this .Spent some time in Darwin hospital after an emergency dash by helicopter in the night.Lucky boy , he survived but came very close to stepping out of this world.
Apparently he stored his soft drinks in his shed and some rat took a leak or a crap on the carton of soft drinks , obviously some got onto the top of a can and passed on the bug .

Originally Posted by Michael G

The up shot of the smelly box problem was that I chucked the old one and made a new one. I tried the sun method and it cured a bit of the smell (and also warped the lid). I would have had to dip it in a bucket of nilodor, so that was out.
However, the lid did not fit properly (that was before the sun) and I wanted to store the new adaptor as a set, so new box (again from the offcut pile). It annoys me that a small box like that takes hours to make!

Michael

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Nice job , I have also made boxes for my two machinist levels , my 123 , 246 blocks and ER collet set .
Yes they do take time to make , just as much time as a larger box .
Large boxes are less fiddly though .

Hi Woodlee,
Could you grab a picture of your ER box? I need to make one.
Do you seal the wood at all or just oil it?
I was thinking about something in plastic because of rust, but your 123 blocks seem to be doing well.

Thanks

Stuart

Hi Stuart,

I bought boxes for my CTC ER32 and ER40 collets, if you are interested I could dig around and find the supplier..

Regards
Ray

Hi Stuart,

Ok, I found the paypal invoice, these are the ones I bought.

ER32 box ER32 WOODEN COLLET BOX MariTool
ER40 box ER40 WOODEN COLLET BOX MariTool

Quality is adequate for the job. But don't expect velvet lining

Regards
Ray