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   SoarThumb | Sep 19, 2005 08:04pm | #1

   Hi USAnigel,

   I personally use a product called "Top Cote" from Boshtick. It's available from Lee Valley and it will protect your TS top, Jointer top, etc from rust and leave it smooth and slippery.

   There is also another product I used to apply called 'Slipit' which does more or less the same thing.

   Have a nice day!

   ST.

   
   

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   Edited 9/19/2005 2:44 pm ET by SoarThumb

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   Floss | Sep 20, 2005 05:04am | #2

   Butchers bowling alley wax.

   J.P.

   http://www.jpkfinefurniture.com
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   BG | Sep 20, 2005 01:38pm | #3

   USAnigel,
   A ball of wax paper...rub lightly...why not start with the simplest solution and move up from there if not satisfied.

4. 
   Segil | Sep 20, 2005 02:09pm | #4

   Johnson's paste wax.  Available at most hardware stores.  Makes everything slide slick as a whistle.

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   bones | Sep 20, 2005 02:59pm | #5

   I use old fashoned Johnson's floor paste wax. Every so ofton I put a coat on and it does the trick. Cheap too, and a can will last a long time.

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   Dave45 | Sep 20, 2005 04:10pm | #6

   Good old Turtle wax for the saw table and rip fence guides.  Minwax paste wax for the bottom of the wood sliding table.

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   rporcaro | Sep 21, 2005 04:45am | #7

   I've tried several products over the years and my overall favorite is "Slipit". I have it in its pump spray bottle version. No silicone, no awful solvent smell, cheap, and one bottle lasts a very long time. Inhibits rust well too.

   Another great, but rather smelly product, is "Waxilit". It's a very soft paste wax, easy to apply, and really slicks up the surface. A little goes a long way.

   By the way, I've found the highly regarded Boeshield corrosion inhibitor creates a slightly tacky or gummy surface on cast iron tops. I don't like it.

   I also don't like regular paste wax products simply because I find them too much work to rub out.

   I buy these so infrequently that I forgot where I got them last. A quick search on the web should find sources.

   Happy woodworking.

    

    

    

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   TomFerreira | Sep 21, 2005 05:30am | #8

   Baby powder.

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   K1500 | Sep 21, 2005 08:45pm | #9

   Wouldn't corn starch (baby powder) be hygroscopic, thus potentially contributing to long term rust problems?  I wouldn't foresee a problem if the saw was used frequently (mostly because the powder is being replaced with new powder) but if you sprinkle it on and walk out of a humid shop for a month...  Of course this is all theoretical conjecture, and if it works empirically then you should be O.K.