DeWalt 788

[Chippygeoff]

I'm back. I had a friend come over earlier and he has sold me his DeWalt 788 scroll saw, I think I got a good deal for £80. It has been in his shed for a couple of years and looks grubby but it is all on the surface and with some TLC it will come up like new but I am not sure how to treat the cast iron table. It has surface rust on it and I would like to bring it back to its former glory so any advice on how to clean the table up would be much appreciated. Thanks everyone.

Geoff

 

[Blister]

Geoff

My favorite de ruster is Diesel , paint some on the table and leave it for a couple of days , then wipe off

If the rust is bad it may cause pitting to the surface , nothing you can do to sort that out

Then using a flat block and some 800 wet and dry give the surface a light clean using a bit more diesel

Wipe off , de grease and coat with some hard wax , quick polish

Job Done :wink: