cowchaser
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Does anyone wax their lathe bed? If so is Johnson's Paste Wax fine? Just don't want mine to rust and I already wax my drill press and other items with Johnson's. If I can wax my lathe bed can I just use DNA to clean it?
Originally posted by Daniel
<br />I have heard of a lot of issues with waxes etc. for woodworkers that do flat work. Mainly that it can contaminate the wood in one way or anouther. I have not heard any of this from penturners though. Not sure what you should or should not use just pointing out the issue there. I use turtle wax but I don't do custom cabinets or anything either.
Originally posted by Larry Gottlieb
<br />At a demonstration, David Ellsworth advised against waxing the lathe bed because this would allow the tail stock to slip.
It made sense to me.
Larry G.
http://webpages.charter.net/lgottlieb2/
That's exactly why I don't wax mine. For what it's worth ... ShopSmith recommends Johnsons. Supposedly, that's why Lowes carries it.Originally posted by Larry Gottlieb
<br />At a demonstration, David Ellsworth advised against waxing the lathe bed because this would allow the tail stock to slip.
It made sense to me.
Larry G.
http://webpages.charter.net/lgottlieb2/
Well, this depends on the lathe. I wax mine regularly with Johnsons wax and my tail stock or the banjo do not move at all.Originally posted by Larry Gottlieb
<br />At a demonstration, David Ellsworth advised against waxing the lathe bed because this would allow the tail stock to slip.
It made sense to me.
Larry G.
http://webpages.charter.net/lgottlieb2/