On Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:52:06 -0400, J. Clarke
wrote:

On Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:02:24 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 3 Oct 2017 12:47:51 -0700 (PDT), Michael
wrote:

On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 12:30:43 PM UTC-5, Greg Guarino wrote:
[not my drill press]

Any idea how to either remove the rust or at least smooth it down enough
that the friction isn't in impediment to adjusting the table height?

WD40 and steel wool.

That's a lot like work. There is a reason they don't use WD40 and
steel wool on battle ships. ;-)

Chipping hammers aren't any less work, they just remove more rust at a
whack.

Considering that a fixed amount of rust has to be removed, I'd say
WD-40 and steel wool would be a *lot* more work.