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.

 

[--Tom--]

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 ...

Perhaps read the other answers…
Myself and others did recommend wax designed for the purpose requested

https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-machine-wax-105806?

 

[kinverkid]

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

I have a 3.5kg tin of Johnson's Traffic paste wax. It's donkey years old but still does the job. It's great on lathe bars, bench saws, and bandsaws. It's probably good on wooden floors, too. The tin will certainly outlive me.