My shop is in a detached garage. In the hot Texas summers down here it isn't unusual for the shop temperature to run the high 90's. I insulated the walls well in order to slow down the effects of the sudden temperature changes that we see alot of down here. Its not unusual to see a 20 degree drop in a half hour. The insulation reduces the chances of moisture condensing out on the surfaces of the tools. When I built the shop 10 years ago I de-oiled the surface of a piece of cold rolled steel and set it on one of my shelves unprotected. It has never shown any signs of surface rust. For many of those years I also parked 2 cars in the same enclosed area. Now there's only space for a motorcycle, but my Tormach sits in this shop with my other tools and seems to like it. I did install a fan in the electronics cabinet, though, since I was concerned about the electronics during those 95 degree summer days. Its very easy to do and anyway worthwhile as far as reliability goes. The only rust problem I seem to have is from sweat dropping off me and on to the tools during the summer. I'd say go for it...  |