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Storing Saw Blades in Test Tubes to Prevent Rust

A tip from @noctisjewelry: store saw blades in test tubes to keep them from rusting in a humid climate.

Posted over 8 years ago • 1,251 likes • 79 comments

If humidity is rusting your saw blades 😬 @noctisjewelry has the perfect solution!! - “If you are like me and live in a humid climate you are constantly fighting rust, and the worst is rusty saw blades! So... I tried using test tubes and voila! No more rusty saw blades woot woot!” Thank you so much for sharing, and thank you to all of you for showing up everyday and sharing my excitement in all these tiny aspects of our jewelry making world! I get super excited over someone’s saw blades being saved from rusting 😂😘 #metalsmithsociety #jewelrytools jewelrytipoftheday #jewelrycommunity #benchjeweler
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