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From: warren@ihwpt.UUCP (warren montgomery)
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Subject: Re: Re: HELP!!! Rusting machines in the garage
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Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 10:02:30 EDT
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You west coast people suggesting De-Humidifiers have obviously never
seen a mid-west frost storm.  What happens is that after a
particularly cold spell, when all of the metal in the garage is
chilled to about -10 degrees Farenheight, the wind changes and we
suddenly get air that more properly belongs over the Gulf of Mexico.
It can still be way below freezing, however the air has got so much
moisture in it that it instantly freezes on any metal it comes in
contact with, including all of your tools.  If it's a little warmer,
you might only get dew.  I don't see any way a de-humidifier is
going to help much, because they don't work when it's that cold out.
Even if they did, you couldn't get the capacity, since every time
you open the garage door you let in an enormous burst of moisture.

In Illinois, we had a more mild version of this last weekend, which
gave me another idea.  The other way of fixing this is to get your
machines warm enough that it doesn't dew or frost on them.  You may
be able to do this with heating cable, which is commonly sold in the
more frigid regions of the planet for keeping pipes or gutters from
freezing.  I suspect that if you wrapped the stuff around large
metal pieces of your woodworking machines, you may get it hot enough
to ward off the frost.  I don't know how much it would cost you to
run the tape, but it's got to be cheaper than a new planer!