I usually keep 'found' silica gel packs in with shop supplies. Some go in wooden cabinets with detail chemicals and towels, some next to oil filters and oil bottles, a packet of dessicant in just about each drawer of the toolbox, but, in a Craftsman plastic(blow molded I guess) I have a packet in there with the socket set and ratchets and noticed a pit of rust on a socket.
I kind of understand that a packet may not prevent harm from negligence since I probably havent touched some of the sockets since I bought it about five years ago AND it does sit in a detached laundry room (sans the washer/dryer) aka 'my shop''.
I now realize a wipe, buff, drop of oil or whatever from time to time is pretty good for the tools, but I ask Bob if the silica gel dessicant packets pull moisture out of the metal and possibly make them brittle or MORE prone to rust pitting......or anything like this?
I kind of understand that a packet may not prevent harm from negligence since I probably havent touched some of the sockets since I bought it about five years ago AND it does sit in a detached laundry room (sans the washer/dryer) aka 'my shop''.
I now realize a wipe, buff, drop of oil or whatever from time to time is pretty good for the tools, but I ask Bob if the silica gel dessicant packets pull moisture out of the metal and possibly make them brittle or MORE prone to rust pitting......or anything like this?