OldHandyman

It is hard to ask for tools when the shop space is limited. I find it best to acquire something new when I have a job that "demands" it and the space to store the tool after the job.

Of course, the Oneida dust collector and the SawStop Industrial cabinet saw take up lots of the space.

However, you cannot ever have too many books about woodworking.

I had a non-explosive experience with a gallon can of SealCoat shellac. The gallon can was about half-full and getting old. I went into my storage shed one day and found half a gallon of shellac on the concrete floor. The can had developed a hole, apparently due to rust. The hole was big enough to drain most of the contents in a day or so. It may have had pressure in the can.

I have always presumed that enough moisture had gotten in with the air when the can was open,and that it had worked its way to the bottom of the can where it rusted. However, the other posts give me different ideas.

Now, I only buy quart cans of shellac and check the dates carefully, both when I buy and when I use the product. My floor still has a heavy shellac coating.