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If you don't heat the place you will have problems. I have my shop in a cellar, I have problems with humidity in the summer. Same basic issue.

I would suggest insulation and a modest amount of heat. You won't need a lot to prevent rust. On the other hand if you expect to make use of the tools you will need quite a bit of heat. Lets face it, having your tools to cold to operate for 8 months out of the year, pretty much makes them useless even if they are rust free. Also the cold will impact a precision machine more than it will say a wood working machine, so you loose and the machine looses.

If you go to woodcrafters, they have a spray on rust preventative that may be usefull for thing you don't want to keep oiled. This keeps the table top of my saw rust free. Yes I know woodcrafters supports a different craft, but some of us have multiple interests. What ever you do do not us WD 40 as it will leave a film that you will not like on your machines. A can of sprayon oil can help. You might even consider paint, lets face it some of the paint jobs on the imported hardware leaves alot to be desired. A good quality paint job will protect those things that should have a permanent finish anyways.

Stainless steel is another option. That is make or purchase as much stainless tooling and fixturing as possible or use aluminum. Some materials rust faster than others, for example band saw blades, pay special attention to them.

Dave


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