How do I protect this from rust?

[Timberwolf]

I', the opposite if Jack - pretty dry here is the desert southwest, but the hu,idity can hit 95% overnight.  Anyway, I swear by CorrosionX HD.  Nothing I've used it on has rusted in 20 years and that includes saltwater fishing gear.

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One thing I have learned is....many things will prevent rust.....AS LONG as they are used faithfully....
 

[Handplanesandmore]

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One thing I have learned is....many things will prevent rust.....AS LONG as they are used faithfully....
 

That's quite true. I used to use WD-40 on my table saw, and it did a good job until I forgot to reapply it often enough. Now, with the B T-9, I can use the saw a few times, before re-spraying the top.

I find moovit better than anything else (almost) when it comes to hand tools. The oil seems to stick and have an effect for quite a long time, summer or winter. Forget about camellia oil which is overpriced and not as effective as it's made to believe at all in my experience.

Simon

[briman87]

You could use johnson's paste wax too

[cputnam]

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One thing I have learned is....many things will prevent rust.....AS LONG as they are used faithfully....
 

For my cast iron tools, I generally apply CorrosionX HD on an annual basis - if I remember. Anyway, I think the synthetic oil and CorrosionX HD form a bind with the metal that creates a layer of moisture resistance. Hopefully, we have a chemist in our midst who will pipe up in this thread.