Scroll Saw Table exposed, Again!

[jimdude]

A few years ago I read a suggestion that applying a piece of counter top material to the top of the table of your scroll saw would protect it. I must admit it seemed to make sense. Anyway, over the years the piece has gotten worn and gouged and didn't slide well. I didn't notice since it was gradual. I was watching Norm's show and he was showing the viewers how to take care of steel tops on machinery: Use a scruffy from the kitchen and with WD40, scrub the rust off and then clean and wax the surface. My old table is back and slides projects better than... well it slides much better.

[workin for wood]

surely that wasn't Norm Abram saying to use wd40 on a saw table !? WD40 contains silicone. Buy a product such as Boshield T-9 to clean and protect you table tops. It does not contain silicone which will contaminate a finish. If you use a wax, be sure it doesn't contain silicone either...Johnson's Paste wax is a good choice as it does not use silicone. T-9 was the highest rated of all products including waxes for defending against rust. And it's made here in michigan, where every penny sure counts.

[jimdude]

I did clean the table after scrubbing it with Mineral Spirits before applying wax.

[Mick Walker]

Once a month I apply a coat of Johnson's paste wax to my saw tables, they are smooth as a babie's butt. Have never had a problem with rust. Table saw and scroll saw.

[Rivari]

I cleaned up an old jointer that was given to me by using Brasso and then followed with paste wax. Brasso takes rust and grime out like a champ, it just requires a bit of buffing and polishing by hand but the end results are worth it.

[rickard]

I started at Johnson Wax 37 years ago and am still working there. My first day on the job was putting the lids on the past wax cans. We have been applying the original past was on all of our woodworking machines for the past 100 years. The bandsaw in the carpenter shop witch I have been working for the past 35 years is over a hundred years old and the table on the saw is just like new. Always had a coat of past wax on it. We were a wood flooring company first and then Mr. Johnson invented the canauba paste wax to protect the wood floors. We still make the same past wax today. I use it on all my woodworking tools at home also.