How To Clean Cast Iron Table
Don t use soap to clean cast iron cookware.
How to clean cast iron table. How to clean cast iron cookware. Above and to the right are photos of a cast iron table top for a router table. This is because the cast iron tables were constantly being touched by customers grubby hands and us stuff were always fighting the uphill battle to keep the surface rust at bay. If you work out of an unheated shop damp basement or anywhere the humidity is high you know how easily rust can take hold of your cast iron tool tops. Cast iron makes for an extremely durable saw but its drawback is that it is prone to rust especially in high humidity climates.
I was in the process of updating the table and the. Cleaning it is the easy part. Instead fill the cast iron vessel with water then place it on a hot stove. But with nice cast iron table saws rust is an ever present enemy. If your wrought iron has rust on it use a coarse wire brush or sandpaper to brush it off.
It s likely the most expensive tool in most woodworkers shops. You can let the wrought iron air dry or dry it off with a clean cloth. To clean wrought iron wipe it down with warm soapy water. However if you don t take care of your shop equipment the shiny looking cast iron table top it will soon start to rust and get pitted. A good table saw is a big investment.
Then rinse the wrought iron off with clean water to get rid of all of the soap. A clean and waxed cast iron table top is smoother than a baby s bottom. So i ll show you how i remove rust from my table saw and protect it from future damage in this post. During my 5 years working at axminster on weekends many of my shifts consisted of cleaning the tools and machines on display.