In order to get the most out of our Shopsmith Mark Vs and other shop tools, it’s wise to give them an occasional polish with a good furniture grade paste wax. But what is the best way to apply it? In this video we’ll run through the most common things I wax on my Mark V and I’ll offer a few tips that I learned while I was the Academy instructor at the Shopsmith Factory Showroom in Dayton, Ohio.
Here’s the link to the video: https://youtu.be/k7yRjr06_Z0
Here's the wax I use: https://amzn.to/2VJx9np You can get it on Amazon, but you'll save some money if you drop by your local hardware store or home center.
Here are a few of my favorite Shopsmith-inspired tee shirts:
"Where there's a will, there's a Shopsmith" https://www.zazzle.com/z/a2tef3ki?rf=...
"Individual tools, eh? Bummer" https://www.zazzle.com/z/abnnwwpm?rf=...
"My other saw is a drill press" https://www.zazzle.com/z/aqq4snnr?rf=...
"Don't Diss da 'Smith" https://www.zazzle.com/z/3n0ch9dc?rf=...
"Cool Woodworking Grandpa" https://www.zazzle.com/z/amec9kta?rf=...
"Five Functions of the Shopsmith Mark V" https://www.zazzle.com/z/a2vj9v6x?rf=...
During the video you mention waxing a table and you point out that the particular table you are working on is one you recently acquired and you say it needs to be "buffed out". I am just beginning to restore a Shopsmith. While I've seen a blog post elsewhere on resurfacing way tubes, I would appreciate your insights on how to "refinish" a table and how you recommend removing rust and resurfacing way tubes.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I still need to do that. The current condition doesn't affect woodworking one bit, but it does affect my pride in ownership a great deal!
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