got some rust or gunk on my OF1400 post

bdog01

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What do you guys recommend for cleaning these posts? One of my posts has what looks like rust on it?? I thought these posts were stainless steel?
 
Before waxing and after clean you may want to lubricate the tubes in which the plunge posts go into. Use a very light oil like sewing machine oil and plunge a few times (router unplugged). Clean oil from post then wax.
 
I just took the rust off of a wok we bought at a garage sale with "Barkeeper's Friend", and it came off scary fast. Barkeeper's Friend is a cleanser whose active ingredient is a dilute oxalic acid, which you may also have around as a wood bleach.

However, after using it you should definitely rinse thoroughly and neutralize the areas you used it on with a mild baking soda solution, so unless you can disassemble the OF1400 to the point where you can rinse those posts, that might be overkill. On the other hand, a dilute solution and a barely moistened plastic scrubby (to avoid scratching those posts) very carefully applied followed by a wet paper towel with a bit of baking soda absorbed into it, might be just the thing.

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