Pin Gage Rust Prevention?

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Guys when I pull out the pin gage after using them I would wipe that one down with Fluid Film which is a rust preventer and I use this on the lathe.But I don’t use Pin Gage but ever so often,well today I see couple of them is little rusty.So what Im using I guess is not long term,so wondering what others use?What do you wipe down your Pins with how do you prepare you Pins for storage.I got some money invested in these Pins just don’t want to see rust on them.Thanks guys for any direction
 
Guys when I pull out the pin gage after using them I would wipe that one down with Fluid Film which is a rust preventer and I use this on the lathe.But I don’t use Pin Gage but ever so often,well today I see couple of them is little rusty.So what Im using I guess is not long term,so wondering what others use?What do you wipe down your Pins with how do you prepare you Pins for storage.I got some money invested in these Pins just don’t want to see rust on them.Thanks guys for any direction
After use wipe them down with a cloth dampened with a light oil. The oil coating will provide a barrier to rust. A common cause of rusting is salt. Salt from sweat will leave rusty marks on them. Firearms owners will wipe down their weapons after someone handles them to remove any trace of salt.

When using a pin, wipe the film off with a clean cloth. A good idea anyway, to remove any foreign object which might interfer with the use of the pin.
 
I wonder is a bag of desissicant would work. Because I'm cheap, I'd experiment with a cloth bag filled with rice. However, consider the implications of rodent attraction.

Daryl
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I bet it would Daryl,Ted I wish my garage was somewhat close in but its not.Where I'm at it would have to run just about 10 months out of the yr.Today I pick up a block of Camphor which is for keeping bugs away but someone here told me to put a block in the case with pins that would prevent rust. I put a 3/4 block in there so we will see if this works.There was also some kind of paper that you can lay in there also with pins but can't remember what it was called.I was thinking about getting a can of T9 give it a try.I was caught of guard when I open the case up today cause I had thought I did a good job applying a coating of that fluid film but guess not.
I guess I could keep them in house till I need them,but will do that I guess after trying few other methods.
 
One of my mentors (died several years ago) kept his telescoping inside mics submerged in a jar of mineral oil.

Daryl
MN

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There is a treated paper that sometimes comes packaged with machine tools to prevent rust.
 
If you're looking for desiccant it's mostly just calcium carbonate. I picked some up from the local horse supply, apparently it's used for dust control. It made short work of drying out my boat this spring, I just put it into little buckets and it turned solid when it had absorbed as much water as it could.

A dehumidifier is probably a good plan too if your shop has high humidity, pick one up used at goodwill or restore.
 
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