Nice Maker's Mark branding iron! I know I'm watching this video 8 months after you posted it, but I'll make a recommendation that you may still see. To keep moisture in the wood from corroding your camel-backs and test indicator/height gauge, I recommend that you obtain some pieces of Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor (VHI) paper to line your boxes. The paper is coated with a chemical that evaporates(?) and fills the box(es) with the VCI vapor, preventing corrosion. There are different types of VCI paper, but I've seen it work extremely well before. Since the VCI paper basically emits an anti-corrosion vapor, the lids need to be kept closed so that the vapor doesn't blow away. Also, if you do get some VCI paper, comply with the warnings most likely printed on the non-VCI-chemical-coated side that warns to ensure that you wash your hands if you touch it, especially before eating (and probably before wiping your eyes, etc., with contaminated hands. Soap & water will remove it from your hands. Perhaps the Machine Shop where you work uses VCI paper to protect materials and/or products/jobs from corrosion and they'll allow you to get enough to line your boxes?
@@bobvines00 hey bob this is a comment I hadn't thought about. thanks for this. 👍🏻and no, we don't use that paper. we oil everything. I can spray my wooden boxes with clear varnish. then moisture no longer comes out of the wood. and usually those boxes are in the house. there it is a bit better in terms of moisture.
Nice Maker's Mark branding iron! I know I'm watching this video 8 months after you posted it, but I'll make a recommendation that you may still see. To keep moisture in the wood from corroding your camel-backs and test indicator/height gauge, I recommend that you obtain some pieces of Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor (VHI) paper to line your boxes. The paper is coated with a chemical that evaporates(?) and fills the box(es) with the VCI vapor, preventing corrosion. There are different types of VCI paper, but I've seen it work extremely well before. Since the VCI paper basically emits an anti-corrosion vapor, the lids need to be kept closed so that the vapor doesn't blow away. Also, if you do get some VCI paper, comply with the warnings most likely printed on the non-VCI-chemical-coated side that warns to ensure that you wash your hands if you touch it, especially before eating (and probably before wiping your eyes, etc., with contaminated hands. Soap & water will remove it from your hands.
Perhaps the Machine Shop where you work uses VCI paper to protect materials and/or products/jobs from corrosion and they'll allow you to get enough to line your boxes?
@@bobvines00 hey bob this is a comment I hadn't thought about. thanks for this. 👍🏻and no, we don't use that paper. we oil everything. I can spray my wooden boxes with clear varnish. then moisture no longer comes out of the wood. and usually those boxes are in the house. there it is a bit better in terms of moisture.