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Izzy Camire
05-20-2019, 7:13 PM
Hi Folks,
I was wondering what those of you with a Benchcrafted vise and a shop that is not climate controlled have done on the vise handle to prevent rust. Benchcrafted manual suggests linseed oil, flax oil, or paint. I am thinking of black Rustoleum. Anyway I would be interested to hear what others have done.
Thanks
Izzy
Jim Koepke
05-21-2019, 9:26 AM
My metal vise handle gets a bit of oil applied every once in a while.
jtk
john zulu
05-21-2019, 4:19 PM
Hi Folks,
I was wondering what those of you with a Benchcrafted vise and a shop that is not climate controlled have done on the vise handle to prevent rust. Benchcrafted manual suggests linseed oil, flax oil, or paint. I am thinking of black Rustoleum. Anyway I would be interested to hear what others have done.
Thanks
Izzy
Paste waste mixed with thinner. The adhesion is better. Had eliminated rust on my end.
Christopher Charles
05-21-2019, 5:24 PM
I baked linseed oil onto my wheel and screw, same way you 'cure' a cast iron pan.
https://www.txheritage.net/blog/2014/6/20/applying-the-flax-oil-finish-to-some-moxon-vise-hardware
Worked great.
Best,
Chris
Jim Matthews
05-21-2019, 6:48 PM
Consider POR15.
https://www.por15.com/POR-15-Rust-Preventive-Coating
Izzy Camire
05-21-2019, 7:17 PM
Thanks for all the ideas. The flax oil seems promising to me.
ken hatch
05-22-2019, 11:28 AM
Move to Az
Izzy Camire
05-22-2019, 7:51 PM
Hmmm move to AZ have to think on that!
After more thought the paste wax with thinner sounds easy to give a try.
Jacob Reverb
05-23-2019, 6:43 AM
In a thread about what to use to prevent rust on a TS top, someone suggested clear polyurethane, thinned to a "wiping oil" (cut maybe 50% with mineral spirits). My TS lives in a barn along the coast where we get heavy dew every night, and I had been using 50-50 drain oil and kerosene after every use and then wiping it off when I use the saw, but I've gotten tired of that routine, so I tried the polyurethane and MS "wiping varnish" and it seems to work pretty well...but not sure how fast it wears off.
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