That would do it, but it might also be the wood. What species have you been using?tornitore45 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:14 amMust be the environment humidity or that jug of muriatic acid you saved.I have found that wood holes to stick things into or boards drilled and then split, rust the tools they hold. I don't know why.
Storing End Mills
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Ed
LeBlond Dual Drive, 15x30
US-Burke Millrite MVI
Atlas 618
Files, snips and cold chisels
Proud denizen of the former "Machine Tool Capitol of the World"
LeBlond Dual Drive, 15x30
US-Burke Millrite MVI
Atlas 618
Files, snips and cold chisels
Proud denizen of the former "Machine Tool Capitol of the World"
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I have used oak from pallets and white pine and yellow pine used for 2x4
Mauro Gaetano
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in Austin TX
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A dado blade in a table saw run through some wood 3/4 thick x whatever needed can make many a handy tray quick and dirty (like most of my solutions). If you don't have a dado / table saw, then a router works well.
Varnish and don't worry about any rust.
Varnish and don't worry about any rust.
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Some but not all plastic types are hygroscopic. Just like wood they can absorb and retain water from the atmosphere. If it we me I think I'd Google the property's of any plastic type I was thinking of using first.
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I found “ice trays for water bottles” to be l8ke the trays in the first picture. They are on the web but I found some at the local dollar store and I bought several. End mills and lathe bits fit excellent
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Can not imagine what those are, can you post a picture or a link?ice trays for water bottles
In my mind a water bottle is 10 time larger that the largest of my end mills.
Mauro Gaetano
in Austin TX
in Austin TX
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Results from a google query
"water bottle ice trays"
I've never heard of them before either, but they appear to produce ice shaped to drop through the neck of a common water bottle.
"water bottle ice trays"
I've never heard of them before either, but they appear to produce ice shaped to drop through the neck of a common water bottle.
Russ
Master Floor Sweeper
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Re: Storing End Mills
Instead of drilling a piece of wood then band sawing in half why not clamp two pieces of 1/2" wood together then drill thru the edge. Unclamp and sand and finish as preferred.
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For folks that live where amazon operates, I found these that are pretty darn cheap.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HQ ... QNES&psc=1
Ironically they don't get very good reviews because of some residue on the silicon that can affect the taste of the ice, but I wouldn't think it would be an issue for tool storage. LoL
Terry
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HQ ... QNES&psc=1
Ironically they don't get very good reviews because of some residue on the silicon that can affect the taste of the ice, but I wouldn't think it would be an issue for tool storage. LoL
Terry
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So I ordered the ice trays I mentioned yesterday, and thru the magic of Amazon (love em or hate em) I got them today.
They have a silicon insert, the blue part, that is flexible to enable pushing out the ice sticks, and it has a greasy feel to it. Although it feels greasy, I can't detect any residue on my fingers, but this may be the source of the poor reviews about adding as taste to the ice.
On the plus side, since the blue part goes all the way thru, as you can see in the images, it makes the bottom very non-skid, so the trays are very stable on the work bench. Also, the trays stack very well.
YMMV
Terry
They have a silicon insert, the blue part, that is flexible to enable pushing out the ice sticks, and it has a greasy feel to it. Although it feels greasy, I can't detect any residue on my fingers, but this may be the source of the poor reviews about adding as taste to the ice.
On the plus side, since the blue part goes all the way thru, as you can see in the images, it makes the bottom very non-skid, so the trays are very stable on the work bench. Also, the trays stack very well.
YMMV
Terry