Got a new Ryobi TS with a cast aluminum table. What kind of spray or rub coating should I use to keep the surface slick so stock glides through (almost) effortlessly. Someone said Pledge or similar but I kinda doubt that.
FoggyTown
TS maintenance
Nov 10, 2006
8 Replies
Paste wax works good for cast-iron tops. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work just as well with Aluminum.
Can't see the Pledge doing much good, though.
I have a Craftsman TS that has aluminum tables. I really like Topcote. Spray it on, let it set for a minute, then buff off. Stock slides over the tables _very_ easily.
Mike
Hi FoggyTown:
I use Johnson's paste wax. It's cheap, effective, available everywhere, won't interfere with subsequent wood finishing and is easily renewed.
Regards, John.
I use the Johnson Past Wax also, works great, makes things slide that were being difficult before applying wax such as table saw sleds.
I use walnut oil on a lot of my turnings and do the oiling over the TS top.
Hey, I was gonna get drops somewhere ... might as well be where I can use 'em. ;-)
Bill
According to the MSDS "Pledge" contains Polydimethylsiloxanes (Silicon oil)
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I'll third the Johnson's, it's fast, easy, doesn't leave a residue on the wood and it lasts for a reasonable amount of time before you have to reapply. One can lasts a long, long time.
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