I have lived in Central Florida for 12 years and have managed to combat the rust problems caused by the almost constant high levels of humidity. The original problems occurred on surface plates and table tops. I have managed to stay ahead of the rust by waxing the surfaces and keeping them covered at all times with old terry cloth toweling. I think I may have gotten that idea from this site. Just the other day I had occasion to use the planer and seemed to be having a very difficult time adjusting the cutter height. Close inspection revealed significant rust on the 4 vertical posts that the cutter head slides upon. I can see no way to fix the problem short of almost complete disassembly of the machine. Has anyone else had this problem, if so, what did you do to stop if from happening again?