Band Saw table rust prevention

Hrolfr,

In Jacksonville, Fl there is a company called Iturra Desigs and they specialize in Band Saw accessories which includes some rust prevention products.

I have waited a couple of months for their catalog and even though I heard it was a bible on band saws it exceeded all my expectations.

They don’t have a web site, but are working on one, but I can give you the contact information.

A dedicated phone number for the catalog which is: 904-371-3998

A toll free order number for parts etc. 866-883-8064

Email address is KALLL@comcast.net

I’m sure you can email them and ask about the no rust product for your area.

The catalog is 245 pages of 8 1/2×11 and is stuffed with great band saw information.

Be patient.. It’s worth the wait.

-- There is no such thing as scrap wood!, http://www.saltrivergallery.com

I use Johnson’s paste wax on my bandsaw, tablesaw, scrollsaw, and jointer tables to keep them from rusting and to make the wood move across them more easily. Just wipe it on, let it sit for a few minutes, and buff it out.

Johnson’s paste wax works very well for me also.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

Does paste wax get on the wood and would it affect finish? I’m looking for something for my cast iron top also.

-- Ed

I’ve never had a problem with it on any wood I’ve run through my table saw, band saw, or jointer.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

I use any ol car wax and have for about 12 years. No rust.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Tom Adamski has recently turned me on to Boeshield. It seems to do a pretty good job on all metal surfaces. Before that I used regular car wax and Johnsons funiture wax, and had very little problems. With either Boeshield or wax, you’ll have to apply it somewhat regularly.

Don’t use any rust preventative with silicone, it may mess up your finish on your project.

To get the “packing oil” off your machine when it comes new from the factory, use mineral spirits. Then apply your Boeshield or wax.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Plain old Turtle Wax. No rust on anything. bbqKing

-- bbqKing, Lawrenceville

Keeping a cover on it in addition to whatever you put on the cast iron will help too.

-- Use the fence Luke

And don’t leave your dang ice tea glass sittin’ on it!

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

tenontim: dang is that where I left it

Thanks for the advice all

-- Hrolfr

Boeshield T9

Johnson’s paste wax

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

I use spray silicone. Inexpensive and no rust!

-- Daniel, Southern Indiana -- "Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." -- http://blackdogwoodshop.etsy.com

I use the stuff from empire.. but paste wax works too.

-- making sawdust....

Blackdog, that statement literally sent a shiver down my spine…..

Silicone, in any shape or form is BANNED from my shop…in fact, there is a armed patrol maintianing a 100 foot perimeter around the structure that is a silicone security zone, where any silicone containing products are dealt with with extreme prejudice.

Seriously though, you should really avoid anything silicone in a woodshop, even a tiny amount of mist settling on a project will raise H-E-double hockey sticks with any finish you apply.

For my machined surfaces I use Minwax natural paste furniture wax. It works well, and I have it on hand for all my projects anyway. :)

Ryan

-- If you can't set a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning... www.rarewoodcreations.com

What Boeshield product do you use?

-- DaveH - Boise, Idaho - “How hard can it be? It's only wood!”

Johnson’s paste wax here, it works great and it doubles as a wood finishing wax.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

mmm some really good information here….. not sure what I am going to use yet but great starting point thanks again guys

-- Hrolfr

Ive used both the Boeshield and paste wax… both work great, i think the Boeshield worked a little better… but the Johnson paste wax is much more ecconomical

-- I can fix ANYTHING!.... Wheres the duct tape?

If you have a Woodcraft store nearby they carry the “Zerust” capsules it is a plastic box the size of a box of matches and it is yellow. You just set close to the cast iron table and it emanates a vapor that protects and inhibits any rust formation. They last about 2 years.
I have the big one that protects my whole garage, had no more issues with rust since I put it in and I live in hot humid florida.
I did a review on the product do a search using “zerust”
Rockler also carries the product but only the small capsules not the big mama….

blackdog…i’ve also used silicone for decades. I even sprayed it directly on wood as a test then stained and urethaned it…couldn’t tell where it was sprayed. Maybe it has some effect on other finishes but…I haven’t noticed any. I’ve read horror stories about silicone coming through walls into your shop and making your babies be born nakid…I’m a show me kinda guy…if you tested it..show me.

-- Dan, Sterling Alaska, http://sullcon.homestead.com/ Before you criticise some one, walk a mile in their shoes...then you will be a mile away and you have their shoes!

Dan
That’s a new one one me are you sure it had silicone in the product you used because silica will fish eye almost all finishes. Any wax will do the job any with out silicone in it so don’t use furniture polish but most auto waxes and even floor wax works great with out harming your finish as long as you don’t leave excess wax on your saw.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I use “Corrosion X” to clean all my tool tables. It’s aviation-quality and Mil-spec’d corrosion preventative. It contains no silicone. I “shine” the table with the Corrosion X and fine Scotchbrite, wait about an hour for the Corrosion X to completely dry then put a coat of paste wax on the table. I never use automotive waxes becasue they’re expensive compared to wood waxes. Jonhnson’s, Minwax and other wood waxes work extremely well. I don’t have to redo my table tops but every 6 weeks or so and it’s always because they start to drag as the wax gets worn off. You have to get the table surface clean, rust free and rust-neutralized before you put the wax on or you’re just using the wax to seal in corrosion that’s already started.

-- M1911BLDR

Ryan Sherville
Too true.. I’m extremely sensitive to waxes and silicone based products in my shop.
If it’s on a surface it gets on your work and hands – before you know it EVERYTHING is contaminated.
I’ve had many jobs nearly ruined because of silicone.
I spray alot of my work and fish eye caused by these sinthetic silicones and some waxes can be a real irritant.

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

If paste wax lasts about 6 months here in Maine then I’ll bet you’d get some mileage from it in Florida.

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a1jim Ive heard that. Have you tested it?

-- Dan, Sterling Alaska, http://sullcon.homestead.com/ Before you criticise some one, walk a mile in their shoes...then you will be a mile away and you have their shoes!

Howard’s citrus shield paste wax here. That’s because the hardware store was out of the Johnson’s. Works great.

-- Build for the joy of it!