What is the stuff you can put on jointer and planers, etc that helps stock.....

[Michael Costa]

....run smoother across it. It's a wax of some kind but I dont remember what called.

Thanks.

[Charles Taylor]

Boeshield T-9, Johnson's paste floor wax. I use Johnson's. Whatever you use, make sure it's silicone free.

[Brian Tymchak]

I use Glide Coat, which i think used to be called Top Coat.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

I use Minwax finishing wax

[David Eisenhauer]

Johnson's on all my cast table tops, both for the anti-rust and slickum properties. Same on some of the hand tools like saws and plane soles.

[Randy Heinemann]

I use Boeshield T-9 with good results. It's easy to put on and wipes clean leaving a good coat on the table. I think sprays are easier to apply than paste wax, but it's possible they don't last quite as long. A reminder, make sure whatever you use doesn't contain silicone. It will leave a residue on the wood. I have heard that GlideCote is also very good, but more expensive.

[Peter Christensen]

Wipe a squiggle of canning/paraffin/candle wax on the tables when it needs a bit of lubrication.

Glossary.
Squiggle is an S or Z shaped line.

[Lee Schierer]

I apply Johnson paste wax with an 0000 steel wool pad to all my cast iron surfaces. It cleans off any light rust and bits of glue. I rub down the wax as soon as I have scrubbed the entire top surface.

[Dave Sweeney]

Glidecoat for rust protection then a couple of coats of Johnsons Paste Wax for slipperiness.

[Paul F Mills]

I waxed my tablesaw top and track saw bottom a few weeks ago and it was a vast improvement.

When you all reapply, do you make an effort to clean off any residual or just wipe the dust off and reapply?

[Justin Rapp]

I waxed my tablesaw top and track saw bottom a few weeks ago and it was a vast improvement.

When you all reapply, do you make an effort to clean off any residual or just wipe the dust off and reapply?

When you wax your tool surfaces, you do it just like you are waxing a car. Wax on / Wax Off / Buff to shine. Cleaning dust off is something that should be done much more often than waxing the surface - you don't want to re-airborn the dust if you have a chance to vacuum it up. For cleanup activities that the dust collector doesn't get, I use a shop vac with a hepa filter on it.

When you feel the surface is no longer as slick as it was, time to rewax the surface.

[glenn bradley]

I apply Johnson paste wax with an 0000 steel wool pad to all my cast iron surfaces. It cleans off any light rust and bits of glue. I rub down the wax as soon as I have scrubbed the entire top surface.

I do as Lee does.

[Rod Sheridan]

I used paste wax however I've now switched to a paste format of Gleit................Rod.

[Charles Lent]

I also use Johnson's Paste Wax to lubricate the gears and ways of my table saw, joiner, table ways of my band saw, etc. It lubricates well and develops a thin dry crust that doesn't collect saw dust like petroleum lubricants do.

Charley

[Walter Plummer]

You will be surprised what a little baby powder will do for easier feeding of stock but no protection from rust etc.

[Jacob Reverb]

....run smoother across it. It's a wax of some kind but I dont remember what called.

I can't believe I'm the first to say ...

ELBOW GREASE! :p

[Peter Christensen]

Elbow grease is for lubricating bearings silly. You meant to say "EAR WAX"eh.

[Paul F Franklin]

Has anybody used slipit? I was at a mini tool event at a local machinery vendor and one of the booths was a guy selling it. They have a non-silicone version they say is great for machine tables as well as moving stuff like worm gears and the like. I bought a small pump spray bottle but haven't gotten around to trying it.... Their web site is pretty useless and doesn't give much information about it, so curious if anyone has used it....

[David Zaret]

yeah i use the slip-it gel. also have a spray bottle, but the gel sticks better and is easy to apply with a rag - i can load up the rag and walk around and hit all of the machines in ten minutes. it also works very well for veneering cauls to keep the glue from sticking....

[Michael Costa]

Love the word skickum