I bought an 14″ American tablesaw, from the 1920’s. It’s in good shape, except it sat in the weather for years. Does anyone know how to remove some rust? I don’t want to damage the surfaces under the rust. I plan on using the saw to rip wood, and I’m going to mount a 1 1/4″ shaper spindle on the side where there was a boring machine take-off.
Thank you
Jack
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I usually squirt some wd 40 on it and use some 180 sandpaper. I also heard of guys squirting the wd 40 and a ROS. It depends on how bad its rusted.
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I've never used it, but I've heard a product called Evapo-Rust is fantastic. The pictures sure look good. Check out the site http://www.evapo-rust.com. I'd be interested to see if it works, and the price.
Hey Sash Guy, do you restore vintage sashes? Just curious.
About the rust, when you remove it you're going to have some pitting - not the best thing for a tablesaw top, where you want wood to glide effortlessly, especially the heavy lumber you'll be cutting on that monster. You can get rid of most of it with a belt sander, 100 grit and oil, then 180 grit and oil. Sounds wierd but I did it some years ago with a cast iron antique no-name that was brown with rust. It was almost like new after I finished. Sand with the direction you would feed the wood.
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