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Father Haskell

15/01/2013 4:25 PM

Oak lathe jig

Shopmade drum sander, oak base board. Any problem with the lathe bed
rusting if I leave the jig installed on the machine?


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Leon

in reply to Father Haskell on 15/01/2013 4:25 PM

16/01/2013 8:05 AM

Father Haskell <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jan 15, 11:50 pm, "Pete S" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Yes, I think it will corrode. I left a stack of oak boards on my table
>> saw's cast iron table and it rusted in a week or so. My shop is in a
>> non-condensing environment. And, the table had been coated with past wax.
>> I will admit that the wax might have gotten a little thin, but it sure did
>> rust. I have polished away at the rust, which does not feel rough to the
>> touch, but I can still see where the board was.
>
> Answer I was looking for.
>
> Lay some more boards on the saw, you'll
> never know where the first ones were.

Empire top saver will fix the problem..

PS

"Pete S"

in reply to Father Haskell on 15/01/2013 4:25 PM

15/01/2013 10:50 PM

Yes, I think it will corrode. I left a stack of oak boards on my table
saw's cast iron table and it rusted in a week or so. My shop is in a
non-condensing environment. And, the table had been coated with past wax.
I will admit that the wax might have gotten a little thin, but it sure did
rust. I have polished away at the rust, which does not feel rough to the
touch, but I can still see where the board was.

Pete Stanaitis
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"Father Haskell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Shopmade drum sander, oak base board. Any problem with the lathe bed
> rusting if I leave the jig installed on the machine?

jj

in reply to Father Haskell on 15/01/2013 4:25 PM

15/01/2013 6:27 PM

On Jan 15, 7:25=A0pm, Father Haskell <[email protected]> wrote:
> Shopmade drum sander, oak base board. =A0Any problem with the lathe bed
> rusting if I leave the jig installed on the machine?

Is the oak in contact with the iron? It's well established that iron
fasteners in oak will eventually corrode. Apparently the tannin acts
as an oxygen scavenger. Now, how much damage to the lathe bed the
contact will cause is uncertain, but I'd err on the side of caution.

FH

Father Haskell

in reply to Father Haskell on 15/01/2013 4:25 PM

15/01/2013 10:08 PM

On Jan 15, 11:50=A0pm, "Pete S" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, I think it will corrode. =A0I left a stack of oak boards on my table
> saw's cast iron table and it rusted in a week or so. =A0My shop is in a
> non-condensing environment. =A0And, the table had been coated with past w=
ax.
> I will admit that the wax might have gotten a little thin, but it sure di=
d
> rust. =A0I have polished away at the rust, which does =A0not feel rough t=
o the
> touch, but I can still see where =A0the board was.

Answer I was looking for.

Lay some more boards on the saw, you'll
never know where the first ones were.

LB

Larry Blanchard

in reply to Father Haskell on 15/01/2013 4:25 PM

16/01/2013 8:36 PM

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:25:14 -0800, Father Haskell wrote:

> Shopmade drum sander, oak base board. Any problem with the lathe bed
> rusting if I leave the jig installed on the machine?

Probably yes if the oak is unfinished. But some dewaxed shellac or poly
in the oak and some topcote or equivalent on the lathe bed and you should
be OK.

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carrying a cross.

lL

[email protected] (Larry W)

in reply to Father Haskell on 15/01/2013 4:25 PM

17/01/2013 4:01 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
Father Haskell <[email protected]> wrote:
>Shopmade drum sander, oak base board. Any problem with the lathe bed
>rusting if I leave the jig installed on the machine?

I understand that there is an insidious "oak rust" phenomenom that can
manifest itself under certain conditions in home woodworking shops...

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