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Table saw deck
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:42 pm
by DennisImhoff
My aluminum deck is discolored and dark. I believe from waxing. I tried to remove the discoloration with mineral spirits. Anyone know of a cleaner that would help.
Re: Table saw deck
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:16 pm
by Hobbyman2
Have you tried aluminum polish .
Mothers make aluminum polish for rims,,
Re: Table saw deck
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:21 am
by br549
You might need to sand it down. I sanded mine to remove varnish which I had foolishly applied, to protect guidelines I had drawn. Here are pictures of before and after sanding.
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And here is a link to my entire post, where sanding was the first step before engraving permanent guidelines in the table top.
https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/view ... es#p188785
Re: Table saw deck
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:26 am
by dusty
br549 wrote:You might need to sand it down. I sanded mine to remove varnish which I had foolishly applied, to protect guidelines I had drawn. Here are pictures of before and after sanding.
P5121541a.jpgP5121546a.jpgP5121548a.jpg
And here is a link to my entire post, where sanding was the first step before engraving permanent guidelines in the table top.
https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/view ... es#p188785
Thank you for posting this. I had viewed and commented on the original thread but had also forgotten about it.
I am going to follow your lead and do some work on my tables. I have long wanted at least the centerline. Now I know well how to achieve that. I have also wanted Dremel tool that would do what needs to be done. An early Christmas present will solve that (hmm, maybe a late birthday present).
I'm thinking though that maybe this could be done with a router bit and a variable speed router.
Thanks again.
BTW, I really like what you have done to your table.