On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:26:40 -0500, Larry Blanchard
wrote:

On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:04:39 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:

I have a piece of plywood that fits the top of the saw that is always on
the saw when ever it is not in use. This seems to prevent rus

I'd be leery of that. Depending on local humidity, moisture could get
trapped under the plywood and make the situation worse instead of better.

I use a beach towel (gotta get SWMBO to make a slot for the spreader).
The thought being that it would protect the surface from any
condensation but still let air at the surface.