Machinery Covers

[Bob Deroeck]

Hi,

My workshop is in an unheated detached building. I'm planning on adding heat at some time in the future, but that may be a while off. I keep my big iron machine tops waxed to resist rusting. But, I'm wondering if keeping cloth covers on this machinery would reduce the rusting tendency or the frequency of waxing.

Has anyone made cloth covers for their machines? If so, what type of material did you use and how effective have the covers been at reducing rusting or waxing frequency?

Bob

[Ray Newman]

I cover my machines with HTC tool covers. Worth their weight in gold as the covers "breathes" and not trap mositure on the machinery.http://htcproductsinc.com/tsmc.html

[Mike Schuch]

Tool cover with a jar of desiccant under the cover!?!?!?!?

[Myk Rian]

+1 on the HTC covers.

[Mike Gottlieb]

+2 on the HTC covers.

[Rod Sheridan]

Bob, fire up the sewing machine (it is a power tool), and make some covers from old flannel sheets, or inexpensive remnants from the sewing center.

That's what I did for my machines, although the main purpose of mine is to keep kitty prints off the cast iron tops.............Rod.

[Doug Walls]

I'll add another + for the HTC covers!