Hand Saws in the shed?

[Handfoolery]

Hi there,

Some of you followed my build thread on my English/Anarchist Tool Chest.

I built that chest a lot smaller because I wanted to fit it into my home, which is a trailer. Not a ton of room. Almost all of my hand tools fit in that chest, except.....my Hand Saws. By hand saws I mean my rip and cross cut long saws. One 24" the other 26".

I have heard people say that the metal sheds create condensation, which causes rust. But I have had a table saw in that shed for going on about 10 years, without a speck of rust forming.

I would love to hang both of those saws in that shed, which is about 10 or 12 steps from my bench out back.  That way I could wheel my chest and all the rest of my tools out back, and if what i was doing that day required those saws I could just walk over to the shed and grab the one I needed instead of having to run all the way back in the house to get it. But I do not want them to rust.

Has anyone had any experience with this? Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thanks.

 

[lew]

Maybe a light coating of furniture wax

[John Morris]

Are looking for ideas on hanging nice saws? And/or just wanting to know if they'll rust?

[Handfoolery]

38 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Are looking for ideas on hanging nice saws? And/or just wanting to know if they'll rust?

That last bit, John. 

I know if they are not cared for they will rust no matter where you store them. I just want opinions/experience on whether storing them in one of the metal "backyard" sheds will make them more susceptibel(SPL?).

I use a rag in a can oiler per Paul Sellers and all of my saws and other tools get oiled before or after use.

Edited August 31 by Handfoolery

[Al B]

 

Probably a thin coat of WD40.

[Grandpadave52]

Can't speak to the metal shed, but unprotected, bare metal sure is prone to rusting during spring to fall in my garage. The insane humidity we have annually is a killer.

 

I use furniture paste wax or even high end automotive wax (NO silicone but plenty of carnauba). I leave the wax on then wrap with ordinary wax paper, taped with painters tape if it's something I won't be using for a while. Not 100% fool proof, but works pretty well.

 

I still have some VCI paper I occasionally use as well. Do an Amazon search for VCI-Anti-Rust paper. It too works very well to wrap metal parts in. Again, not perfect as  forever protection. It has to be changed out from time to time.

 

 

[JWD]

No shed will create condensate.  What they do, metal or wood, is discourage natural ventilation, which in turn will encourage moisture to condense when temperature drops.  Metal sheds may have more of a reputation for this because they do not insulate quite as well as wood, and may tend to be less drafty than a wooden shed. 

 

One of the classic cures for condensation in a gun safe is to run a 60W light bulb in the bottom of it (back when bulbs were non-LED and made a fair amount of heat).  The relative warmth inside would prevent condensation.  Add some ventilation and it would be ideal. 

 

I would say that if your table saw is not rusting, you don't have a lot to worry about.  Lightly oiled and often used and re-oiled, you should be fine.