Hitaci CW40

[mrcutit]

I have the Hitachi CW40, and I love it, but yesterday I went out to my shop/shed, and I had some surface rust on the deck. As anyone who has ever spent any time here in louisiana knows its pretty humid here, how can I keep my saw from rusting? I sprayed WD40 on it and took the rust off. I wiped it down again with WD40 to try to prevent it from rusting again. Is this going to be the only way I can prevent the rust shy off spending money I dont have for a dehumidifier?

[angelduster1998]

Mrcutit, I too live in Louisiana. I also have to keep my saws sprayed down with some type of oil or lubrication. I normally spray WD-40 or some kind of penetrating lubricant that lubricates and displaces moisture. Unfortunately, that is the only way to keep the rust of here in humid and hot Louisiana. I normally spray the down once a week to make sure no rust appears. At the end of the day I spray it down and leave it on there without wiping it off. When I go back to the shop I just take a towel and wipe it and begin cutting again. I hope I have helped you....Tonya

[Rolf]

Don't use anything with silcone in it.
Many of us use plain old Johnson paste wax rubbed into the surface.
I have it on all my tools in the basement, no rust problems.

[Plaquerd]

What Rolf said. Paste wax is all that I use, my shop is unheated except when I'm working in it, it does get damp but I have no rust problems. The added advantage is it makes the table slippery so the wood slides more easily.
Paste wax is all we use on ALL the machine tables in the millwork shop I work in.

[mrcutit]

Thanks for the tips, I never thought of waxing, is this the automotive type wax were talking about?

[USMC1126]

The stuff that I got is paste finishing wax by minwax, it doesn't seem to do much to wood when you rub it on, but it works really good for the table, lol.

King

[Rolf]

Do NOT use automotive waxes. They tend to have silicone in them.
That will affect your ability to put on a finish.
Plain old Johnson wood floor paste wax works great.