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   PlaneWood | Oct 16, 2003 03:01am | #1

   Pour coffee over the rest of it to even up the patina.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
   PlaneWood

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   BG | Oct 16, 2003 04:37am | #2

   Sport,

   I recently bought two spray containers at Woodcraft..one for rust removal and one for cleaning blades.  I used both on the table top and waxed after that...did a nice job of removing stains...none were coffee however.
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   Telemike | Oct 16, 2003 08:26am | #3

   There are two things I'm really adamant about with my shop - don't stand in line with the table saw blade, and don't even think about setting any kind of drink on the cast iron!

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   PlaneWood | Oct 16, 2003 04:25pm | #4

   After my previous rather flippant remark, I will add that there's little u can do, short of electrolysis, to remove stains from cast iron due to its porous nature.  Keeping a good coat of wax on the top can help prevent stains and rust.

   My saw top has had a plethora of stuff spilled on it - coffee, glue, paint, blood, you name it.  Over the years it has developed a nice dark patina with a character of it's own.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)PlaneWood

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   JeffKurtz | Oct 18, 2003 04:50pm | #7

   'After my previous rather flippant remark..."

   Mike,

   Now that I think of it, why not?  May be worth trying, especially if the mark really stands out, can't be removed, and really bugs the guy.

   Jeff

   BTW, good to have you back!

4. 
   Lazarus | Oct 17, 2003 01:24am | #5

   Try using plain old white vinegar.

   First clean the entire top with the stuff, then after you have cleaned the mess up, pour a little on the stain and let it sit a while (Don't let it sit so long it starts to evaporate or dry!). Wipe the vinegar off and repeat until you feel you can no longer improve your results.

   Wax your table afterwards.

   Of course I am no chemist, machinist, or cast iron expert so I am just conjecturing on this (I do use vinegar to clean all my cast iron tools thought) and its effectiveness. Vinegar is one of the few things I have found that will actually clean concrete too. It will remove blood stains, grease stains, etc...

   Lazarus
   "Wisdom is the toughest of teachers! She gives the test first and the lesson after."

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   Crunk | Oct 17, 2003 07:02pm | #6

   800 grit wet/dry and some 3-in-1.