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Default Oak lathe jig

On Jan 15, 7:25*pm, Father Haskell wrote:
Shopmade drum sander, oak base board. *Any problem with the lathe bed
rusting if I leave the jig installed on the machine?


Is the oak in contact with the iron? It's well established that iron
fasteners in oak will eventually corrode. Apparently the tannin acts
as an oxygen scavenger. Now, how much damage to the lathe bed the
contact will cause is uncertain, but I'd err on the side of caution.