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- From: gph@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (G. Paul Houtz)
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:38:26 GMT
- Subject: Re: Protecting table saw for a move?
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- mikel@col.hp.com (Mike Lopke) writes:
- >
- >I'm going to be moving soon and need to prepare my table
- >saw. I'm concerned about proventing rust mainly because
- >it may be sitting in storage for up to 90 days. Although
- >we are moving from dry Colorado to dryer Idaho, I don't
- >want to take any chances.
- >
- >I have been keeping the top in good condition using baby
- >powder but I'm not too sure how well this will hold up.
- >I thought waxing and covering with plastic might be the
- >ticket but am confused on which brand to use. I remember
- >reading that you should avoid waxes with silicone in them
- >because this may get in the wood and affect finishing.
-
- I think if I were going to put my saw in storage for
- 90 days in unknown conditions, I would get a paint
- brush and some cosmoline, or heavy grease, and slop
- it on all the cast-iron parts, coating well, and then
- wrap them in waxed paper or heavy plastic, like a
- thick plastic painting dropcloth. This is the way
- my Delta saw came from the factory.
-
- Then, when you move in and set it up, just remove the
- cosmoline with some kerosene and you should have a
- surface as nice as the one you started with.
-