Mulching your saws?

[NickfromWI]

Wood chips in the saw box. Any reason not to do this?




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[CurSedVoyce]

Use cedar, makes them smell nice

 

[Jake Andrews]

As long as it's replaced every now and then, or are you purposely making compost

 

[vharrison]

Interesting idea!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Good idea!

 

[flushcut]

I like plywood. Less mess and easy clean up.

 

[DMc]

Nick, the only thing I would question is what do you do with that stuff when it comes time to change it?

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

I have plywood for oil absorption.

Put it in the garbage

 

[Reddog]

My main storage is in the garage, I use cardboard and dispose of it in the wood burner.

Disposal would be a pain with chips if you couldnt burn them is my thoughts.

 

[Raj]

I just use my ex's clothes, she left a ton of them, great for shop rags too.... I have at least an 80 year supply..... she left when the credit card bills got too high, tried to stick them to me!

 

[BIGTWIG]

Nick, If all you're going for with mulch is oil absorption look at pig mat. They should have it at napa. Works like a bag of floor dry without the mess.

http://www.newpig.com/pig/US/absorbents-503/pig-universal-absorbent-mats-504

 

[Husabud]

I use Pig may under a plastic draining material. Basically sections of milk crate. I change the mats quarterly.

 

[sawinredneck]

The only thing I'd worry about is spontaneous combustion, I had it happen to me once in the garage. I'd used a rag to clean up a saw after I'd fueled and oiled it and left the rag on the ground. About two hours later it just went up in flames! I could see the wood chips doing this as well, just something to consider.

 

[BlackSmith]

moisture retention and acid leachage (is that even a werd) from the chips may cause rustatation and could be a concern also.

 

[Altissimus]

...Acidic Chip Leacheat is what an engineer would call it. Seems some species worse than others.

 

[Tim_B.]

The only thing I'd worry about is spontaneous combustion, I had it happen to me once in the garage. I'd used a rag to clean up a saw after I'd fueled and oiled it and left the rag on the ground. About two hours later it just went up in flames! I could see the wood chips doing this as well, just something to consider.

This was my first thought on the issue.

Tim

 

[Tucker943]

I'd say it would become a messy cocktail that will end up on the legs of a climbers pants.

 

[sotc]

Bio mass

Nick, the only thing I would question is what do you do with that stuff when it comes time to change it?

 

[Chris E]

whatever floats your boat, watch out for rustatation though.

 

[BlackSmith]

heh...

 

[Chris E]

^huh?
If I owned a chipper I might start doing...

 

[Steve Mack]

rustatation? http://www.anagrammer.com/scrabble/rustation

That toolbox looks like it's aluminum [or aluminium] My old chip truck was aluminium, never had a problem with corrosion in nearly twenty years with it. If it's steel it'll rust pretty quick.

Looks like it'd be a pain to clean out, I just use cardboard and newspaper.

 

[pete mctree]

I made a thin wooden lattice to fit into the bottom of the toolbox & then tossed in a few handfuls of cat litter to soak up the excess. I'd not feel happy with the saws sat in oil & woodchip for a period of time

 

[squisher]

I use sawdust if the saw box is getting oily, not chips. Been doing it for years, never had it light up, once the oil is absorbed dung it out now and then and add fresh.

 

[NickfromWI]

I originally put shaving from the lathe (which is more like saw chips) but then I was on the jobsite yesterday and noticed how greasy it was in there so we swapped it out with what we had.

Yes it's an aluminum box. Haven't had issue with corrosion yet.

I like the lattice work idea.

We use the veggie based bar oil. I just chuck the oily chips in the truck with the rest of the chips and it gets dumped at the green waste place. No harm done.


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