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eZine Annals

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active participants with their favorite magazine wherever they find it-including the online woodworker's journal ezine.

Questions from the Journal's eZine readers get answers from the experts — and further followup from other readers.

Q

What is the best way to remove rust from a table saw without harming the table top?

A "Low-tech is the way to go. You'll need some furniture paste wax, a green or gray nylon abrasive pad or #000 or #0000 steel wool, and lots and lots of elbow grease. Spread a generous amount of wax onto the surface with the pad, and work the entire surface with as much down pressure as you can muster. When all the surface rust is gone, buff off the remaining wax and polish the top with a clean cloth."

Andy Rae

Further Feedback: "As a gunsmith, I deal with rust removal often while refurbishing old guns. If the rust is really bad, I use a burnisher and oil, Wet the rust, then rub hard with the burnisher. The crusted rust will break down, and the piece can then be rubbed with #0000 steel wool and lubricant."

Tom Poe

Reader participation is sheer poetry at Woodworker's Journal—especially when we call for contributions of woodworking haikus.

As more shavings fly The less I am inclined To sweep them all up.

Thomas M. Scott

If I can make things from a pile of wood that sings, What a joy this brings.

Kent Hathaway

If you have to ask "What's the point of woodworking,' You won't understand.

Mike Yost

"I made two of these cradles out of cherry for my twin girls. When they were four, I made two more, scaled down to two-thirds size, to be used by them as doll cradles." Mike Collinsworth Xenia, Oklahoma

"I thought, 'What if I could develop some new skills trying inlay, bellflowers, etc. and put these into a uniquely designed corner table that my wife would like?' This has been the most challenging (and fun!) piece I have built yet." Eric Wood

Londonderry, New Hampshire

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