Andy, dare I say that you charmed me into subscribing. I watched and enjoyed this vid, but was going to see what other content you had, before doing so. I listened on, as you spoke of your Dad, Paul Sellars, and your approach to life and craft. I had no choice! Thanks, and here's to the future!
I am glad to see that you credited Paul Sellers for making these. For those not familiar with Paul's channel he is a master craftsman whom I've only seen use a power tool once. If you into total hand tool wood working check him out!
That’s a great idea. Since I retired from the Navy, I have taken to hand tool woodworking, specializing in finding and restoring old woodworking tools and vintage furniture found in flea markets, garage and tag sales. Just the other day, I reached for my late father-in-law’s Dunlap plane, which I worked tirelessly to restore it when he passed, and none of his nine children wanted his hand tools. I was surprised to see light surface rust on it…especially after I worked so hard to bring it back to life! My workshop is in my basement in my western Massachusetts home. I had no idea until seeing that plane, that I had a humidity problem. Well, I do now….and I’m going to follow your advice and make one of these ‘dabbers’. I don’t really understand why the sawdust reservoir at the bottom of the dabber is i necessary, but I’ll take your (and Master Sellers’) word for it. Great video, my friend….and in my case, timely!
You may not deserve the credit for inventing it but you certainly deserve the credit for showing us such a neat (cheap) tool which is time proven. Thank you from Yorkshire... (Us Northerners just love cheap ideas!)
I first saw this in a book by Jim Kingshott who made his with a small fish paste jar. His was set in the bench as a means of lubricating his plane when being paid by piece work as it speeded things up. Great tip and as you said, don't we all wish to have at least 1% of the skill of the master, Paul Sellers.
Brilliant Andy. Thanks. I made a tray to hold an oiled cloth for my planes & you can see the rust descending from the top. Also you get oily wood unless you remember to clean the sole before each use.
I keep an oil dabber, can of 3 in 1 and a tin of museum wax in a caddy above my bench as my garden shed gets a bit damp from time to time. Will be making something similar for my local Men's Shed as the building they're using is well damp.
Those tubes are excellent for this, I do the same as you using a round router bit tube, works great and stays clean and doesn't make a mess thanks to the lid.
What a goody, thanks Andy. Hate to say it but I think you’ve topped Paul with the wee plastic dabber AND a lid. I used an old tin having seen Paul but it’s too big for lots of things.
My simplified version is a bandage roll, tied round the middle with twine, the tails of twine are tied into a loop, it hangs on a nail on the side of my bench, oil doesn't evaporate and a little goes a very long way.
I can't leave anything in my garage with it rusting because I live in a humid area on the coast. For some reason the garage isn't sealed or insulated so everything corrodes of not locked up in a cupboard or box. Great video, I'll definitely try this.
What a fab idea it's one of those 'why didn't i think of that before' moments, well for us lot anyway, you have already seen it with your Dad so well done Mr Dad. Barry (Wirral)
No way that your workshop is humid!... (RX V ?96♥️ tells the truth in the background☺️) Just kidding... Thanks for the video Sir! AB from the same climate;)
You've _got_ to be kidding me... just threw away a dozen of those figuring they'd never get used for anything... Guess I better order some more end mills :^)
Ha - awesome! Was just listening a podcast yesterday where CGP Grey was the first to comment on one of Brady's vids. Perhaps in years to come we'll look back on this day! 😀👍🛠👍
I live on the gulf of Mexico in Florida, and 99% humidity is not uncommon. There was a spray about 10 years ago called 3-8-6 Nanotech. And I'd spray everything once a year snd never gave rust. I could even put rebar in the salty water, and not rinse it off. I wish I had seen this to use with that liquid... it'd have gone a much longer way at $20 per 4 ounces. Now I can't f8nd it anywhere :(
Ha, paul sellers rag-in-a-can! Have made one, but can’t find the right oil for the right price to soak the rag.. think I need sewingmachine oil, but not the pricy one in a tiny bottle..
Gosforth Handyman , thanks, I'll try without in the first instance, good tip, just think it may be one of those; "that's as I was shown". Would 'just saturated' sawdust give up any of its oil? BTW I keep all my lathe components and router bits in their tubes; to stop rust: 😭, so now need to find a container:
Genius, pure genius. Now if I can just find an old router carton in my can....! Quick question: best way to clean up rusty tools before treatment? My chisel roll lives in the van and is prone to rusting. Was thinking wire wool or sandpaper?
Sir. Thanks a lot of ur 💡I really appreciate but i can't understands meterials that ur using. Kindly pliz let me know the meterials. For me it's hard to understand ur Pronouncation.
I've been looking into Camellia Oil and what I don't understand is why is there no danger of spontaneous combustion with a roll of natural fiber soaked in Camellia Oil when a balled up rag soaked in Linseed Oil does present a spontaneous combustion risk?
@@patrickcorcoran4828 Camelia oil dries out given enough time, but finishing oils have components that makes them cure in contact with air. Just like two component resins heating up when curing, so do some oils. A pile of oil soaked rags are a good combination of layers of air and oil, but tbh, unlike with resins, you need a substantial pile for heat to build up. Just a few rags or paper towels aren't gonna burst into flames.
@@mururoa7024 I came here from a Paul Sellers forum where he was extremely anxious about even a single linseed oil soaked rag laid flat to dry. I'm new to woodworking and that threw me.
@@patrickcorcoran4828 That's understandable, but if this was really as Sellers described it then my shop would be on fire every week. Experiment: soak a few rags or paper towels and throw them in a metal bin the same way you'd toss them in a trash can. Put the bin outside and see if it ignites after a while.
