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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: wombatie on August 18, 2011, 02:58:31 am

Title: How Often?
Post by: wombatie on August 18, 2011, 02:58:31 am

How often do you clean your scroll saw table?  Cleaned mine today for the first time in ages and boy did I notice a difference.

Marg

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: Gabby on August 18, 2011, 03:12:45 am

Pretty easy to determine when to clean. Just run your finger tips over it if you feel any roughness or drag, it's time. After some cutting I noticed some of the adhesive from the tape smeared on the table. I keep a piece of steel wool just for quick cleanup, took the sticky stuff right off. Be sure to seal it against rust. I won't get into that because I'm a maverick and don't follow the rules. LOL
Gabby

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: msdameng on August 18, 2011, 12:50:18 pm

Gabby I had you pegged as more of an "outlaw" than a "maverick".

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: tux_linux on August 18, 2011, 02:07:39 pm

I clean my saw every evening - first the saw, than me  ;)

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: dgman on August 18, 2011, 03:28:48 pm

I clean it only when it needs it. Right now I am doing compound cutting on some miniature bird houses. This is producing a ton of saw dust! having to dust it off every 1/2 hour or so, but usually clean it ever couple of days. I will wax the table about once a month.

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: Gabby on August 18, 2011, 10:10:56 pm

Quote from: msdameng on August 18, 2011, 12:50:18 pm

Gabby I had you pegged as more of an "outlaw" than a "maverick".

LOL
Some of my INLAWS might agree with you.  ;D
Gabby

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: jimbo on August 19, 2011, 12:00:07 am

i have put a dust extraction system on my saw so dust is not much of a problem also the top has been anodized so there is plenty of slip
Jimbo

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: Gabby on August 19, 2011, 01:48:21 am

Since I wear contact lenses much of the time, and was having problems with the dust collecting on them. OUCH!
 I set a 10" fan to blow from right to left across the saw and away from the table. Since then I have very little acumulation of dust on the saw or bench, and very little in my eyes.
Happy camper,
Gabby
Did I mention it's a bit cooler too.  ;D
The site seems to be slowing down again.

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: wombatie on August 19, 2011, 02:32:26 am

Thanks guys you've all been very helpful.

Marg

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: dankc908 on August 19, 2011, 11:26:18 am

A little "Johnson's" Paste Wax works wonders too!

Dan

Title: Re: How Often?
Post by: Russ C on August 19, 2011, 08:11:33 pm

I clean mine about once or twice a month. It depend on how much I cut.  :)