Hello eyeryone, I have a question. Is it okay to store power tools in an outdoor unheated garage or shed? I think the windings of the electric motors will rust. I don’t used some of them very often so they would sit there for months on end. Thanks
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Will storing your tools in a Low Humidity environment keep them from developing rust on the steel part and is just a generally good idea all around the windings on an electric motor are copper and often epoxy coated copper so that's not really going to be the problem.
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Heat is bad for the rubber and plastic parts, and for lubricants. Cold is only a problem if it causes condensation, which will bring rust and corrosion with it.
-- J.S.
I have worked fairly cold climates 3/4 of my life and never had a heated place for tools. Never saw any problem from that.
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I store my tools in the back of my truck and have never had any problem with any of them because it wasnt heated.
Doug