www.slashgear.com: Power tools vary widely in size and function, but they all have one thing in common: When storing them, just as with using them, safety and responsibility are key. It's typical to leave tools in a vehicle, basement, or garage. You may think these locations protect tools from thieves and the elements, but these common areas carry risks.
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After reading this article, I'm kind of shocked because if I were to look through my parents' house, there are power tools, probably in our basement and our garage. Who knew those were places to store power tools, not me. The car makes sense, and I would never in my right mind store tools there; however, I am guilty of storing them in my garage because it seemed like the most obvious place to store them. I don't have a climate-controlled garage, but the tools will remain put despite it not being a good idea to keep them stored there. That being said, I also do not know which power tools my parents own and how often they use them, though I am assuming that they are not used very often. This was good to know, and I will keep this in mind if I ever need to purchase and store power tools.
It seems like the main concerns covered in this article are theft and weather. As I was reading, I became a little surprised because the garage section touched on weather, but only talked about cold weather. My dad always kept his tools in the garage, and being from Florida, that space certainly gets very hot. I was wondering if that would be touched on. They did eventually talk about this in the attic section. But I thought it was a little funny that they pretty much said garages get cold and attics get hot. It seems that the main concern with extreme weather is for the life of the batteries. I am curious if extreme temperatures affects the performance of power tools outside of the batteries. If you store the batteries inside and keep the tools in a garage where they don’t rust, how harmful is it for the tools? I wish they touched on this a bit more.
I’m not sure exactly what I was supposed to get out of this article, because it feels like the main point of the article is to just not store your tools. This article mostly addressed 3 concerns in storing tools: Theft, Rust, and Battery Health. While all of the locations mentioned have potential issues with all of these concerns, some of those concerns might be addressable without actually moving the tool. The battery health concerns can be solved by storing your batteries anywhere that has appropriate climate control. This could mean climate controlling your toll storage space, or storing your batteries separately from the rest of your tools. The rust issue again comes down to climate control, because rust cannot form if there is not excessive moisture in the air, particularly if you are keeping your tools well oiled/greased/coated to protect them. In terms of theft, any space can be protected, if enough effort is put in.
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