What's the preferred method of cleaning the running rails? I keep it pretty well dusted but it still accumulates some 'stuff'!
What and or how do you use to clean those rails? Thanks. Russ
What's the preferred method of cleaning the running rails? I keep it pretty well dusted but it still accumulates some 'stuff'!
What and or how do you use to clean those rails? Thanks. Russ
For the hardened rails scotch brite works fine. For the old milled steel rails it takes a more aggressive tool. I have a diamond impregnated file made for stone that I use on that.
Another hint(don't spill on paint) is oven cleaner. Takes the pitch off anything including table saw blades and router bits.
Dave - Thanks. That's exactly the type of info I was looking for. Russ
I have been spraying the rails and a rag with silicon. With a little elbow grease lots off smudge comes off. I do about 4' at a time. Works great for me. I used to use oven cleaner for saw blades but got tired of breathing the vapors. I use bit / blade cleaner from Woodcraft. I think I will try it on the rails next cleaning.
Greased Lighting works great on sawblades and is much less nasty than oven cleaner. I have not tried it on the rails but I'd try it before resorting to oven cleaner.
It appears that only 'Dave's' clean their machines!
Thanks guys, I knew I would get an answer here. I was afraid to try anything mechanical to clean them so I'll give a couple of these a try. But first I need a name change!
Russ
Do some digging and you'll find that "Garys" don't have to. He rigged up aluminum brackets to hold cotton buffing wads to his y plates and z slide so it gets kept clean as the machine works.
Now that's my idea of true "Ben Franklin laziness."
Here is the actual OEM covers, lubricators used by BWC, scroll down the page.
http://www.bwc.com/products/dual-vee.html#
Here is a post(or 2) that may give you an idea: http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/mes...tml?1229911557
Gary
Boeshield T9. Many Sears stores carry it.