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   RonT | Apr 09, 2007 03:05pm | #1

   Everybody has a gimmick.

   Though corrosion is a problem with tools, the easiest and least expensive remedy is wax. I use carnuba, some use furniture paste. I can go over a year before having to rewax my TS. Most of the time I'm waxing to reduce friction and so I never have an issue with TS rust. I wax other tools as well and it works pretty good there too.

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   user-83153 | Apr 09, 2007 07:12pm | #2

     I waxed my table saw and jointer when I bought both new within a month of each other. I waxed them at least once a week after that and they both rusted lightly. They were kept in a shop that was only heated with portable heaters when I was working so they were subject to a considerable amount of moisture.

     After having my fill of that routine I bought a can of CRC Table Gaurd. I applied it after scrubbing and sanding all of the rust off of both. I reapplied about 3 months later and then got lazy and didn't reapply for over a year. Absolutely no rust on anything I used it on for the year and a half they were in the sometimes heated shop. Now they are in a heated shop so the rust issue is much less but I still use it for the friction reduction. It lasts a lot longer than wax and is easier to apply. I have used maybe half a $7 dollar can in over 2 years. Spray on, wipe off, that's it.

                   Rob

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   RonT | Apr 09, 2007 08:47pm | #3

   "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

   Sounds like your in good shape there. Carnuba works for me, I guess it all depends on shop humidity conditions.

   Ron