Thread: rust on table saw

Try Lanolin, it is used here commercially to protect machinery used in fertiliser and abattoir applications where rust can be a real problem.

Thank You, I do have a quart of Neatsfoot oil kicking around.. Anybody familiar with this stuff...

It's good for leather but I'd do a bit of research before i put it on machinery. Lanolin doesn't dry and go hard like some other organic oils.

Okay, I never thought of that, will see what & where I can find Lanolin..

try here

Plenty of hits on google

Use a good silicon-free furniture wax. I think most of us leave it on all the time and top it up now and then.

johnnyo1934,some time ago I wanted to test just how good lanolin was, I took a peice of 2"X12"x1/4" mild steel and sprayed one half of it's lengh and left it out on a fence post for two years.After the two years the treated section was only just showing signs of rust, the non treated section was begining show pitting, for peventing rust it is pretty good

In the past chippies used lambs fat on tools. Got a lamb chop handy?

Originally Posted by DoctorWu

In the past chippies used lambs fat on tools. Got a lamb chop handy?

Yes.......we made what were called mutton rolls, get a piece of hession about 4" wide and a 12 or 18 inches long, layer it with mutton fat then roll it up tight and tie string aound it so it does not come apart then trim one end which you then can rub over your tools etc.

Colin.

Originally Posted by chippy 71

Yes.......we made what were called mutton rolls, get a piece of hession about 4" wide and a 12 or 18 inches long, layer it with mutton fat then roll it up tight and tie string aound it so it does not come apart then trim one end which you then can rub over your tools etc.

Colin.

Try telling young people that these days and they'd just look at you as if you were from another planet.

Have a look at this link, esp the comment by Ironwood. The material he uses was successful in the severe coastal environment of the tropics up in Weipa in the gulf country of northern Australia.

Also, put a cotton sheet or cotton lined sheet over it when not in use, to minimise the moisture getting to the table. I use a plastic table cloth with a cotton backing - seems to work, esp with the siverglide I use for polishing and getting a slick surace

I've been looking at getting some Vapour Corrosion Inhibitor drawer liners from ZeRust over in the states but the postage charge is a bit hefty to Australia. That said I do notice that you get a product on there site that is meant to cover table saws.

I like the Vapour Corrision Inhibitor stuff as it leaves no residue on your tools and seems to work well. As usual no affiliation with the product etc etc.

I see you can get VCI stuff from some other manufacturors, ZeRust is just the one that kept coming up when I looked into it.

I have used Lanolin cream in the past and found it to be good. Another good tip is to leave sawdust on the top of the TS and this seems to prevent rust forming. I think it absorbs the moisture. That's my excuse for leaving sawdust over everything anyway.