Hi,
My weld table, has the 5/8" holes for fixture work, that was made out of steel. I had a new top laser cut out of stainless to prevent the rust. Maybe over kill by some standards but works great for flux clean up. We Tig weld, Aerospace, Medical and Food grade parts on the same table, so cleanleness is very important.
For the hand tools that get flux on them, I wipe them down with water soaked rag and coat with LPS-3 oil, that we use for aircraft work. The LPS-3 waxes over for a nice protective coat.
To help with rust in general, I coat the tools with Johnson paste wax. I also sent some of my tools out for cadnium plating. Aircraft steel component are cad plate for corrosion prevention and you get charged minimums based on weight, so I add in some of my hand tools to get the best use of a minimum charge.
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Bill Tromblay
"A sign of a good machinist, is one who can fix his F$@& Ups" My mentor and friend, Gil Zietz Micro Metric Machine.
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