Combustible Wax? - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

commandercup · 05-09-2008, 09:48 PM

I've got some Turtle, Ultra Gloss Paste Wax... can I use it on the cast iron table on my scroll saw? The can says that its combustible and shouldn't be used near heat or open flames... doesn't the scroll saw blade generate heat?

Is this fine?

Here is a link to the product page on the official site: Turtle Wax - Ultra Liquid & Paste Wax

Thanks in advance!

azbison · 05-09-2008, 10:28 PM

That's just due to the ether's in the wax as it dries. Put the wax on, away from your hot water heater, let it dry, wipe it off, polish a little and you are good to go. I do that about once a month on my saw.

commandercup · 05-09-2008, 10:33 PM

ok thanks, so I wipe it off after I apply it (after it dries)?

Gill · 05-09-2008, 11:28 PM

Beware - that wax may contain silicon compounds which would impair the application of a finish to wood. I suggest you use a proper woodworker's paste wax instead and avoid the risk.

Gill

commandercup · 05-09-2008, 11:50 PM

where can I buy wood worker's paste? and is there anyway to check if the turtle wax does have silicon?

Plaquerd · 05-09-2008, 11:58 PM

I use Butcher's bowling alley wax. It does a good job. Switched from paste wax a few months ago when I started in the millwork shop. All we use is the bowling alley wax on all their machine tables and fences. Even the auxiliary/sacrificial fences made of wood and MDF.

Greenfield_Bob · 05-10-2008, 01:39 PM

I use Johnson Paste Wax

Bob

Larrysch · 05-10-2008, 03:16 PM

I also use Johnson's Paste wax on all of my tables - put on heavy and let dry and wipe off. Tables being scrolls saw, table saw, all my tables made of MDF. Never had a problem with any of these - except that they were so slick - I have lost work bouncing on the floor after I pushed a little too hard.

Mick Walker · 05-10-2008, 08:20 PM

commandercup, being a car wax it most likely contains silicone.

SNAPPER · 05-12-2008, 06:15 AM

I have used car wax and Johnson's past wax. Both work fine. Be sure to wipe it off really good. The saw will not even come close to generating enough heat to start a fire.
Dean

05-09-2008, 09:48 PM	#1
commandercup Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	Combustible Wax? I've got some Turtle, Ultra Gloss Paste Wax... can I use it on the cast iron table on my scroll saw? The can says that its combustible and shouldn't be used near heat or open flames... doesn't the scroll saw blade generate heat? Is this fine? Here is a link to the product page on the official site: Turtle Wax - Ultra Liquid & Paste Wax Thanks in advance!

05-09-2008, 10:28 PM	#2
azbison Jr. Sawdust Taster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 492	That's just due to the ether's in the wax as it dries. Put the wax on, away from your hot water heater, let it dry, wipe it off, polish a little and you are good to go. I do that about once a month on my saw. __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jim DW788 My scrollin' blog The worst day scrollin' is better than the best day o' workin'

05-09-2008, 11:28 PM	#4
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,605	Beware - that wax may contain silicon compounds which would impair the application of a finish to wood. I suggest you use a proper woodworker's paste wax instead and avoid the risk. Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

05-09-2008, 11:58 PM	#6
Plaquerd Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northwest New Jersey Posts: 1,333	I use Butcher's bowling alley wax. It does a good job. Switched from paste wax a few months ago when I started in the millwork shop. All we use is the bowling alley wax on all their machine tables and fences. Even the auxiliary/sacrificial fences made of wood and MDF. __________________ Dave "Tight's tight, too tight's broken" www.lakeviewscrollsawing.com

05-10-2008, 01:39 PM	#7
Greenfield_Bob Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenfield Indiana Posts: 1,535	I use Johnson Paste Wax Bob __________________ Delta P-20 & Q-3 Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

05-09-2008, 10:33 PM	#3
commandercup Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	ok thanks, so I wipe it off after I apply it (after it dries)?

05-09-2008, 11:50 PM	#5
commandercup Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	where can I buy wood worker's paste? and is there anyway to check if the turtle wax does have silicon?

05-10-2008, 03:16 PM	#8
Larrysch Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southern Idaho Posts: 112	I also use Johnson's Paste wax on all of my tables - put on heavy and let dry and wipe off. Tables being scrolls saw, table saw, all my tables made of MDF. Never had a problem with any of these - except that they were so slick - I have lost work bouncing on the floor after I pushed a little too hard. __________________ Larry "I never try to remember my mistakes - my wife does that for me "

05-10-2008, 08:20 PM	#9
Mick Walker Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 1,493	commandercup, being a car wax it most likely contains silicone. __________________ Mick, - Delta P-20 The future ain't what it used to be.

05-12-2008, 06:15 AM	#10
SNAPPER Dino Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fergus Falls,MN Posts: 814	I have used car wax and Johnson's past wax. Both work fine. Be sure to wipe it off really good. The saw will not even come close to generating enough heat to start a fire. Dean

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