Vise handle

[Izzy Camire]

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]

My metal vise handle gets a bit of oil applied every once in a while.

jtk

[john zulu]

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]

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]

Consider POR15.

https://www.por15.com/POR-15-Rust-Preventive-Coating

[Izzy Camire]

Thanks for all the ideas. The flax oil seems promising to me.

[ken hatch]

Move to Az

[Izzy Camire]

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]

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.