Waxing scroll saw table

[martinka]

Anyone done it?

I bought some Liberon lubricating wax for some of my lathe tools which tend to attract a thin coat of rust in the winter, and wondered about waxing the scroll saw table. I put some on both saws last night and left it till I got back this afternoon, and then polished it up. What a difference! I'd made sure I used the same piece of ply before and after waxing so I had a feel for it. Before waxing, giving the ply a little push, it stopped dead when I let go, and after waxing it slid half the length of the table. I haven't tried any cutting, but moving it around to simulate cutting, it feels so free and light. Can't wait till tomorrow when I'll be back in the garage to see what it's like when actually cutting.

Martin.

 

[Chippygeoff]

I have found that guiding a blade around a pattern, especially in hardwood, can be a little jerky, whereas after applying Liberon lubricating wax it is so smooth and the movement of the wood becomes fluid and very controlable. I do my scroll saw tables every week but I only leave it on for 10 minutes or so before buffing it up.

 

[redmoorphil]

Never thought to wax it up to make it slippy, I only use liberon to prevent rust. Just waxed my saw up and will give it a buff tomorrow when it dries.
Glad you have a garage to go back to - I guess that means the roof held in the winds!

 

[MIGNAL]

Any wax will do. Doesn't have to be lubricating wax. If your table is a little rough from the casting you might have to go through the wet/dry grades. Things start to get very slick at 180 G.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I use Briwax on my bandsaw - works well.

 

[ChrisR]

Thanks Martin.
I have been using Briwax on my scrollsaw table, for many years, works ok, but thanks for the tip I will be trying Liberon.
Plus I can think of many more tools/equipment I will try the Liberon on.
Anything to keep Mr Rust at bay. (hammer)


Take care.

Chris R.

 

[martinka]

Chris,

I don't know if Liberon lubricating wax is any better or worse, it's just that I have read many times about it being used on tools. Normally I just blather everything in oil after a clean down every month or so. I'm hoping the wax will keep the rust at bay without me keep having to cut the wife's clothes up every so often for rags to clean the oil off. :mrgreen:

Martin.

 

[ChrisR]

Hi Martin

And I thought I was the only one that did that with the wife’s clothes. The down side is, they then have the excuse to buy new. :shock:


I suffer a lot with rust, also all of my bare metal tools, thoes which are not in daily use, in fact I have two bar heaters on constant to keep moisture away from the bed of my metal turning lathe.
Living in Cornwall, within approx one mile from the coast line, the humidity very rarely drops below 80% and most of the time is up in the 90% mark.

I use both Liberon, Tung Nut & Lemon oil, on a lot of my projects, so I will now be adding the lubricating oil, the next time I put in an order to Mr Axminster, which is quite often.

Take care.

Chris R.

 

[martinka]

(Grrr.. I wish the forum wouldn't keep logging me out. what's the point of that?)

Chris,

I don't have any problem with the lathe rusting. It's a Myford ML7 and leaks more oil than my Harley did. I always forget to close the drip feed oilers at the end of the day, so it gets thrown everywhere when the lathe is switched on.

Martin.