Cleaning Rails?

[chiloquinruss]

What's the preferred method of cleaning the running rails? I keep it pretty well dusted but it still accumulates some 'stuff'!
What and or how do you use to clean those rails? Thanks. Russ

[bleeth]

For the hardened rails scotch brite works fine. For the old milled steel rails it takes a more aggressive tool. I have a diamond impregnated file made for stone that I use on that.
Another hint(don't spill on paint) is oven cleaner. Takes the pitch off anything including table saw blades and router bits.

[chiloquinruss]

Dave - Thanks. That's exactly the type of info I was looking for. Russ

[coach]

I have been spraying the rails and a rag with silicon. With a little elbow grease lots off smudge comes off. I do about 4' at a time. Works great for me. I used to use oven cleaner for saw blades but got tired of breathing the vapors. I use bit / blade cleaner from Woodcraft. I think I will try it on the rails next cleaning.

[beacon14]

Greased Lighting works great on sawblades and is much less nasty than oven cleaner. I have not tried it on the rails but I'd try it before resorting to oven cleaner.

[chiloquinruss]

It appears that only 'Dave's' clean their machines!
Thanks guys, I knew I would get an answer here. I was afraid to try anything mechanical to clean them so I'll give a couple of these a try. But first I need a name change!


Russ

[bleeth]

Do some digging and you'll find that "Garys" don't have to. He rigged up aluminum brackets to hold cotton buffing wads to his y plates and z slide so it gets kept clean as the machine works.
Now that's my idea of true "Ben Franklin laziness."

[bernott]

Here is the actual OEM covers, lubricators used by BWC, scroll down the page.

http://www.bwc.com/products/dual-vee.html#

[Gary Campbell]

Here is a post(or 2) that may give you an idea: http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/messages/33572/36808.html?1229911557
Gary

[br928]

Boeshield T9. Many Sears stores carry it.

[chiloquinruss]

Thanks again for all the suggestions. I just did several juniper logs for some fireplace mantles and my goodness what a mess it made of my machine - yeck! Russ

[rb99]

For a less toxic cleaner you could try 99% isapropyl
alcohol.

RB