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My particular situation is they are outside exposed to whatever humidity. SA can get real humid at times. Because the lids are hard to get off I’m not sealing them as tight as I could. I have a bunch of the desiccant packs, bought a bunch for my shop cabinets and such. They seemed a little...

Thanks for the suggestions. I was only putting about a cupful of litter in the pal. It was a desiccant approach but also as a telltale if there was moisture. I’m going to try the LPS and the VCI approaches. They sound good. FYI - I have about 40 of these pails. Here in San Antonio we have a...

I read elsewhere that paraffin wac is not particularly effective. PRS1 ? aerosol is good. WD 40 I think is ok for shorter time. Camphor blocks are good to thrown in the drawer. VCI strips also apparently work. I have a bunch of 5 gal plastic pails with lids. I’ve been storing a bunch of hand...

I think I started a war. Maybe they read my subject line as "Shorting" Electrical cord... I should have added "Shortening the Length..." Oh well, very interesting additional thoughts.

Thanks for the replies. I'll probably stay with what they have. I guess where I was coming from is the simplicity of air tools and the quick coupler. Also I have a very small shop and the cords seem redundant and cluttered. I was thinking if I used a heavier ga main Xcode it would simplify. One...

I have a number of corded electrical power hand tools (of course more and more battery ones too). Trying to improve my shop and I hate all the cords. Does it make any sense to shorten the cords down to 12" or less and just use one extension cord to the nearest outlet? I know it would require...