Paste wax

Good morning friends.

I want to make a table sled for my table saw (that has not been used for more than 3 secs so far...newly bought...I finish school for Xmas next week and will get it used). I have watched approximately 38 thousand U-tube videos on how to make one, so I am pretty confident in what I need to do. BUT...every video...all 38 thousand of them say to use 'paste wax' on the runners and bottom of the sled to make it slide.

I have now searched (Google...usually my friend, but not this time) to no avail. I can't seem to find what these U-tubers call paste wax. Do we call it something else in the U.K?

Any help would be much appreciated.

T.I.A.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Any wax is fine but don't use too much or the tool rest and tailstock will slide even when tightened down, go on, ask how I know
Generally I find keeping the bedways clean and free of rust works just as well, a light coat of WD40 every now and then helps stop the rust and keep things moving freely.

 

[TRITON]

Any wax is fine but don't use too much or the tool rest and tailstock will slide even when tightened down, go on, ask how I know
Generally I find keeping the bedways clean and free of rust works just as well, a light coat of WD40 every now and then helps stop the rust and keep things moving freely.

Its for the table saw, not a lathe.

You've gone lathe mental

 

[Stigmorgan]

Its for the table saw, not a lathe.

You've gone lathe mental

Yes but the theory is still the same

 

[wiley198]

So a candle?

 

[Jake]

Paste wax is yank-speak - I believe they polish their lumber with it.

Furniture wax is a better search term here - Briwax, Liberon, Fiddes etc.

 

[JSW]

https://www.axminstertools.com/instantsearch/result/?q=wax

 

[Fitzroy]

So a candle?

yes a candle would do but a furniture was will give you better coverage more easily. It's just a wax in a carrier/solvent so it has the consistency of a paste rather than a hard stick, once applied the solvent evaporates and leaves the wax behind which can then be polished to a shine and will set hard.

 

[wiley198]

https://www.axminstertools.com/instantsearch/result/?q=wax

Lol. Thanks...but which one? This is why I gave posted the thread...I have no idea which one of those (for example - similar results when I google) I should be using.

 

[wiley198]

Paste wax is yank-speak - I believe they polish their lumber with it.

Furniture wax is a better search term here - Briwax, Liberon, Fiddes etc.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/liberon-...ky3FZLN99QRbK5Z2ahldbVCaZulL7TRoaAn8AEALw_wcB

So that would be ok?

 

[Jake]

Yes that'll do it. Just needs to be rubbed on with a rag.

You'll just need to reapply every now and then - the stiction comes back as it wears off but if you are anything like me (on planer thicknesser tables mostly) it'll creep up and catch you every time so you kick yourself for not thinking to redo it sooner than you did. But that's because it will take a long time - many months unless you use it lot.

 

[wiley198]

Yes that'll do it. Just needs to be rubbed on with a rag.

You'll just need to reapply every now and then - the stiction comes back as it wears off but if you are anything like me (on planer thicknesser tables mostly) it'll creep up and catch you every time so you kick yourself for not thinking to redo it sooner than you did. But that's because it will take a long time - many months unless you use it lot.

Thanks Jake. Just ordered some for collection tomorrow.

 

[JSW]

Thanks Jake. Just ordered some for collection tomorrow.

Rub it on, leave it 10 mins while you catchup on UKW, then buff to a mid sheen, triple bonus points FTW, smells luvverly

 

[--Tom--]

It’s just for lubrication so most waxes are fine

Axminster used to sell machine wax - handy to wipe over metal surfaces for lubrication and rust protection

 

[Inspector]

Paste wax was used on floors back in the day when people waxed their floors to protect and keep them shiny. The gold standard of the day here was Johnsons Paste wax and they stopped making it a number of years ago. I use Miniwax Paste Finishing Wax now, maybe sold in the UK, but as the others said Paraffin (canning wax or candles) works as a lubricant on the saw table, slots, fixture runners etc. Just don't use spray furniture polish as some has silicone in it and it plays havoc with finishes (fish eyes etc).

Pete

 

[JAW911]

+1 for Axminster Machine Wax

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Machine tables were the only things I found Briwax good for.

 

[XTiffy]

I don't know if they still sell it but I have some machine lubricating wax by Liberon, This is rather more liquid than these other furniture waxes, and is very easy to apply and rub off. It works a treat on saw and planer beds.

 

[cmoops2]

Once again, we've fallen into the trap of not reading the OP's question - he specifically mentions that the need for wax he's seen in gazillions of YouTube clips concerning table saw sleds relates to lubricating the runners on the sled, NOT the saw table, mortice slots etc ...

Here's the answer to the question: Axminster's WOOD PASTE WAX:

https://www.axminstertools.com/axmi...5809?queryID=0839dca5161efa1571e2dd2f638ea948

PS: Also ideal for use on wooden drawer runners/slides ...

 

[XTiffy]

No, we haven't the problem is the same i.e reducing friction, which any non-sticky wax will do.