Can A Wood Router, With Suitable Bit And Jig, Remove A Layer Of Rust From My Cast Iron Drill Press Table?
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at
5:19 am
The important thing is that the drill press table remain absolutely flat, so I envisage a jig using two parallel steel bars, which support the router, and between which the router can also move from side to side to cover the entire surface. What type of bit/cutter is required for a router with an 8mm collet. THANKS!!!!
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Would’nt use a router as a way to “mill” the table surface .
Have an unheated garage workshop & rust is a problem.
I use a sanding disc w/ scotchbrite pads instead of paper.
They do not “cut” the metal & just scrub surface rust off.
Been doing it for years & no problem w/ keeping tool surfaces true.
I use them dry & then coat the cast table surfaces w/ pastewax to protect the raw metal between uses.
Found it to be better than coating w/ oil or silicone spray .
Best regards
no, just wire brush it with a drill mounted wire brush, it will not remove any thing but the rust,
then give the table a light coat of minerial oil,
Or you can use a fine emery paper with a flat wooden sanding block. Apply a light coat of machine oil with a rag first. The machine oil will keep rust from forming again
naval jelly and steel wool to remove the rust…paste wax to keep it from coming back…dont use oil , you run the risk of staining your wood…and good wood is expensive…
Have you tried Navel Jelly? Or simply sanding it off? Or even removing the table and having someone sandblast it? Using a router sounds like a last resort to me.
that is not what that is made for you would more than likely destroy the router or bit.. get a wire brush.. and put work in.. then apply some oil to the press…
any tool you have after you use it should be cleaned… and them you should apply a thin thin layer of oil to it… this will stop the rusting process…
just an FYI… everything on earth rots… rush is the way metals rot….
use a good 3 in 1 oil or veg oil will work as well..
No the router turns far too quickly and won’t cut flat enough anyway. If the rust is deep, then take it to a machine shop where they can use a milling machine on it.
Use a palm sander. It will remove the rust, but won’t damage the table. I am assuming that you have a palm sander, if you have a router and a drill press. If not, you can purchase rust removers. Sander works better.
I doubt that the rust is smart enough to know how to penetrate at an equal level across the table. Never seen a router bit for metal, and trying to set up a jig for “perfection” would be hard. The proper way to do this, if you want a machined finish, is to remove the table and take it to a machine shop. They can put it on a surface grinder and do perfect surfaces.
yes it could but i am not sure that anyone will sell you a bit for a wood router stating that it is ssuitable for that purpose
try some steel wool