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   RW | Mar 25, 2003 04:54am | #1

   Maintain? What's wrong with that rouge patina?

   Ok, I actually use the WD and a scotch brite to spruce up the TS unless it gets bad from something. Only got rusty once, put 400 on the PC sander and let loose. Cleaned the grunge off with acetone, furniture wax ever since. A thin coat. And for all the dissenters, no I don't have finishing problems since I don't ever finish something straight off the saw, thanks, I had to get that off my chest.

   " If you kill a man, it is a tragedy. If you kill a million, it is a statistic." - Josepf Stalin, attributed.

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   forestgirl | Mar 25, 2003 06:13am | #2

   Luke, I think you've got your knaves, navels and Naval Jellies mixed up!  <g>

   Seriously, though, I'd not use anything as aggressive as Naval Jelly or the other caustic rust removers unless I had too.  When I got the not-new steel wings for my Jet saw they had light rust on them.  Mineral spirits and steel wool, or a succession of W/D sandpaper (say from 220 to 800) worked fine.  WD40 if it's tougher rust.  Use of acetone has been discouraged in the owner's manuals I've read.

   After that, a couple coats of furniture or other non-silicone wax, well buffed.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   mrles | Mar 25, 2003 07:52am | #3

   Luke

   Once you get the saw cleaned, sprinkle a very thin coat of baby powder on it. I live on the Texas Gulf Coast and rust is a real problem. I have used the baby powder for many years and it works for me.

   God Bless

   les

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   luke | Mar 26, 2003 02:34am | #4

   Ladies and gentlemen,

   I really appreciate all your replies.  I am going to try to clean my table tops this weekend. 

   Luke

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   AlanTurner | Mar 26, 2003 09:15pm | #5

   From Woodworker's Supply, Oxysolv, or something like that .  About $10 for 20 oz, which lasts quite a while.  Spray it on, let it sit for about a minute, clean it with a brass brush (size of toothbrush), rinse with water and dry.  Non caustic to the skin, quick and effecitve.  I keep a piece of cardboard around so the mess doesn't get all over.   Basically, I clean a balde everytime I change it its so easy.  Just a minute or 2.

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   forestgirl | Mar 27, 2003 06:49pm | #6

   I wonder if OxySolv is the same basic substance as the famous OxiClean that's hawked in daytime TV commercials?  I have a small tub of the stuff and will give it a try just for fun.  It would be way cheaper to "mix your own" if it is, indeed, the same stuff.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   AlanTurner | Mar 27, 2003 06:58pm | #7

   Jamie,

   Let me know what you learn.  The stuff I use is just great.  Cleaning a blade is quick and easy.

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   Robbie | Mar 28, 2003 10:09pm | #8

   I recently picked up some Rust remover from Woodcraft.  It was an acid based product from Bioshield or some name like that.  I first used it by itself with little effect on a badly rusted top.  I then added steel wool, which improved performance, but the steel wool clogged quickly.  Next, I used it with decreasing grades of wet-sandpaper just like I was polishing gel coat on a boat.  THAT was the t icket.  After every two or three rounds, I would use some mineral spirits and steel wool to clean the top.   Worked like a charm.