Thread: Long term machine tool storage

Lanotec is meant to be the best thing since sliced bread. Haven't used it myself.
UP (the last on the page)
Lanotec - Natural Wool Lanolin Products | Products
You might want to give the supplier a call as I dont think its cheap.

Anyone used any of their stuff?

Stuart

For the parts that are small enough try a liberal coating of oil and put them in a Ziplock bag

Roger

Originally Posted by Stustoys

Lanotec is meant to be the best thing since sliced bread. Haven't used it myself.
UP (the last on the page)
Lanotec - Natural Wool Lanolin Products | Products
You might want to give the supplier a call as I dont think its cheap.

Anyone used any of their stuff?

Stuart

UP was one product I came across when doing a Cosmoline/rust preventative search. Much dearer than the lubricating products Lanotec sell. Smallest size is 5 litres for around $70

There is a product called Tektyl spray it on or brush on. It leaves a soft wax'ie surface and gets firmer after a while good stuff. It is used for rust prevention on motor vehicles. I think it was made by Castrol if not it is one of the other fuel company.

Cheers Warren

u could use a products like these or INOX

I use the Lanotec in the pump spray bottle. Spray on liberally, allow an hour or so to dry a bit, then cover with baking paper. I had a table saw in storage that was treated like this and was subjected to occasional weather. Six months later I stripped the paper off, gave the tables a good wipe down with white spirit. Not a hint of degrade. When I need to travel away for work, 4 t 6 weeks sometimes, I just give everything a light mist and a wipe, chuck a canvas cover over and all is good upon return.

Cheers

Geoff Lanolin is cheap as chips hand cream from woolies brand health care isle in a tube I use it. Or what about Motorbike chain lube the stuff in a spray can or ski wax.

Now storage would these machines like to be stored and used cared for and I could even send pics occassionally to show such

Good to know Tassie is happening Geoff hope all goes well.

Tectyl is a Valvoline product. It is now just called Heavy Duty Rust Preventive. Once the solvents evaporate, the coating is quite firm and will stay in place and not evaporate or be rubbed off. I like it.
Russell

Sounds good Russell
I wouldn't mind trying it if it works like that. I will have to get my hands on some and give it a go. It would be handy for storing things like dividing plates, spare face plates and other things that aren't used often.
I find the oil/kero mix eventually runs off and leaves bare metal in spots over time.
The stuff that comes on new machines must be cheap, or they wouldn't be using it.

Dave
PS
I haven't forgotten you.

The few places near me that the lanotec website show as stocking the UP product, only show stocks of 20 litre containers which is a bit of over kill for my little mill and lathe
Tectyl is available at Supacheap Auto and is pretty cheap so I might give it a try.

Originally Posted by snowyskiesau

After few false starts, I'm finally moving out of Sydney - Tasmania here I come

Which part of Tassie are you moving to?

In or around Hobart. Where ever I can afford to rent
Somewhere in the Huon Valley would be nice, as far south as Franklin. I must admit my planning has only gotten as far as step 1: Leave Sydney.

I'll be house sitting for a friend in Bellerive for 6 months starting in May 2011. I hope to use that time to get a job, find a more permanent home etc. Then I can bring the tools home.

I do a lot of work on large evaporative coolers where the internal environmet inside the unit is wet.....well very humid

the standard fan shafts are just plain steel and I know from experience that sooner or later I will need to change the bearings.......as this stuff is generally installed on factory roofs its a pain in the butt to have to drag up oxy/acet etc to try and get the old failed bearings off the shaft...even if the shafts are stainless the inner bearing race can still be hard to get off.

so before I install the units on the roof, or after I have repaired them, I coat the fan shafts, motor shafts and all other stuff I need to get at in the future with CRC Soft Seal
it leaves a plastic/rubberised like (what ever the stuff is) coating which can be washed off with kero....

sounds like its similar stuff to what Russell says about Valvolines stuff