Table Saw Magic - anyone built any of the jigs?

Jan 25, 2004 26 Replies

I use a "special" was made from Johnson's. Harder'n a rock and almost bulletproof. When you finally find Johnson's wax, do this: (all measuring by volume)

1/3 Johnsons wax 1/3 Carnuba flakes 1/3 Pure beeswax

Melt slowly in an old aluminum coffeepot (thriftstore $1.00) on a hotplate OUTSIDE!! When melted together, remove from heat and blend in enough pure turpentine to make a paste again. (I often do the melting/hardening thing several times til I get the consistency I want.) What you're looking for is a barely workable paste--(hard) This stuff goes on stiff and needs to be buffed out almost immediately. You can give yourself more time by adding more turp. Once you get this stuff rubbed in everywhere--miter slot, extension wings, fence rails. table top and fence surfaces, you'll have a very slippery, HARD surface that will not give you finishing problems when you drag your wood across it. My CI Delta Contractor's saw sits outside year round for the past 3yrs--right now covered by 18" of snow (tarped) and the metal surfaces show no ill effects. Spring and Fall I strip with lacquer thinner and re-apply the wax, heating surfaces somewhat with a heat gun for initial light coat, then final protective coat. Holds up well between the 100plus to minus20 degree temp swings we have here in Montana.

Roger

I just found some at Lowe's. SWMBO knew just where to look, but damn if I remember where it was. Some girlie aisle I usually ignore, probably. They had tons of it (about 20 cans), and it didn't look like it was in any danger of being discontinued.

If anyone is having trouble coming by a can of the stuff, I can buy it and mail it. I forget how much it was.

Um.

44690 16 OZ FINE WOOD P 4.74

There you go.

I found it in the cleaning supplies aisle, not the finishing aisle.

Allen Catonsville, MD

I looked there *first*! :-( I see you're in MD. Must be a regional kinda thing. None of the Borgs in Indianapolis seem to have it anywhere.

-- Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?

Thanks -- I'll check on that.

-- Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?

I actually found Johnson's Paste Wax in a grocery store. It was a Jewel or a Dominick's - I dont remember exactly which one. It was in the cleaning aisle. (I live 60 miles west of Chicago.)

Todd

I've always used butcher's wax. Same stuff I use for wood to wood drawer and table slide runners. Rub it on and buff it out.

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