11-10-2011, 08:34 AM
I am hoping someone will have some solutions to help me with the rust issue.
I have jewelers tools that I keep inside in a zipped case, but use them a lot, so the rust has creeped onto them. These are real small tools (tiny chain nose, needle nose, flat nose pliers and tiny nippers, etc. I have tried spraying WD40 but it gets all over the jewelry which is a mess and hard to get back off. How do you get the rust off the tools and how do you keep it off the tools?
The other rust issue is on my dremmel tool. the collet and adjustable bit holder thingy are rusted together. I can't change the bits because it is rusted. Any advice on how to get this loose?
I used these same tools for 9 years in my studio right on the Washington coast. There was plenty of blowing sea water and spray, but the difference seems to be the nights when the windows were closed and the cool days with the wood stove. Both of these helped dry out the tools I guess. Here in Hawaii I have been using these tools just over a year and they are rusted badly. I have the windows open all the time. some are just screens. Some are never closed, so I guess there is no drying out.
I have some of the tools that just stay out on the work bench since I use them all the time. How do others deal with this tool issue and rust? For someone who is using these daily the option to put them away every night is a pain. That's why I have a studio, to leave them out and not have to pick up when I am done for the day. HELP please.
THANKS.
I have jewelers tools that I keep inside in a zipped case, but use them a lot, so the rust has creeped onto them. These are real small tools (tiny chain nose, needle nose, flat nose pliers and tiny nippers, etc. I have tried spraying WD40 but it gets all over the jewelry which is a mess and hard to get back off. How do you get the rust off the tools and how do you keep it off the tools?
The other rust issue is on my dremmel tool. the collet and adjustable bit holder thingy are rusted together. I can't change the bits because it is rusted. Any advice on how to get this loose?
I used these same tools for 9 years in my studio right on the Washington coast. There was plenty of blowing sea water and spray, but the difference seems to be the nights when the windows were closed and the cool days with the wood stove. Both of these helped dry out the tools I guess. Here in Hawaii I have been using these tools just over a year and they are rusted badly. I have the windows open all the time. some are just screens. Some are never closed, so I guess there is no drying out.
I have some of the tools that just stay out on the work bench since I use them all the time. How do others deal with this tool issue and rust? For someone who is using these daily the option to put them away every night is a pain. That's why I have a studio, to leave them out and not have to pick up when I am done for the day. HELP please.
THANKS.
hawaiideborah