My first real piece of equipment.

Nice Saw. Marc did a podcast on cleaning machines if I remember correctly. I’ll take a look and see if I can find it.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Try this link

http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=153

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Thanks Wayne!

There is some great info in that post. Looks like a few hours of my weekend are already lined out for me.

-- Wayne - Newbie looking to learn!

Should be a good time…

Next you need to scare up some hand tools…

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Wayne,

Get your hands on some Rust-Free and some grey woodworking non-woven abrasive pads (3M, Norton, others). Read the precautions (eyewear, gloves -it smells like oven cleaner) and rub it out with your random orbital sander. Then the solvent cleaning and the T-9. You will be done in an hour.

I have an unheated garage shop in Nebraska and I too swear by the Renaissance Wax or the T-9.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

congrats on the saw…having tools is reeeeeaaaaallll nice…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Try this link.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

life is GOOOOD :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

What luck you have to land a saw like that, I am going to be watching the post as well as I could use a little cleaning of my saw to. 30 year old craftsmen, but still running like a champ. I am sure that you are going to get some good use out of it soon.

-- Jeff B.

Wayne, you’re on your way. Looks like the gang came up with some really good advise for you. I’ve cleaned a couple saws with wet/dry sand paper and WD 40. I’m sure there are better ways but it does work with a lot of elbow grease. I’ve always go MinWax furniture wax in the shop and when I think of it I clean off the saw/jointer/planer and rub some on then polish it up.

-- Thos. Angle

I checked Don’s link. Looks good but what is Webrax?? Never heard of it here in the states. Maybe we have something similar.

-- Thos. Angle

Your fate is sealed…..you are doomed to wander the aisles of home depot at least once/week for the rest of your life…..:)

Sounds like you have plenty of cleaning advice…just be safe with that thing. Proper safety equip and all that…I don’t see a riving knife or anti-kickback device…important for old hands…doubly so for new woodworkers. I’m sure it probably came with them…see if your buddy still has them.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Webrax is the same as the non-woven abrasive pads we have here. Silicon carbide bonded to non-woven nylon threads.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

That’s correct, Douglas.

Aluminium oxide or silicon carbide grains bonded to non-woven web of nylon fibres
• Open web not prone to clogging
• Totally flexible, can be used on all contoured surfaces

Look here.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Hey Wayne, I also have a Ridgid TS3650, great saw. I’ve used a product called Bar Keeper’s Friend to clean rust off of the cast iron. It removes mild rust fairly easily.

As far as protection, I use Loctite’s Rust Preventer, which I found at Home Depot for $5. Still no rust after a year, with 2-3 applications. I live in Louisiana where it is very humid, on top of that our clothes drier vents into our garage/shop. Hope this helps.

Larry

Also, get a new blade, the stock ridgid blade is crappy.

A nice table saw, and for free? What a nice buddy.

That is the same saw my Dad has, and I use it almost every day. I actually took the blade protector/kick back preventer off, since it was so hard to keep it lined up. Just when you would get it lined up, you tighten it and it would move. It seems I was always having the wood get stuck while I was feeding it. I would use it if they had a better system. Too bad the Ridgid does not have a riving knife, but a lot of tablesaws in the US do not. I have a feeling it is something the manufactures will be introducing over the next few years. Many of the European saws have them already. Of course they have sliding tables too, which seems like it might be a good idea. Instead of sliding the wood on the table, just slide the table.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com