Patriarch wrote:

If it's smooth, and not rusty, there's really no reason to scrub it
aggressively. Bright and shiney really doesn't cut any better, with saw
tops.

Sharp blades, and well aligned fences count for a lot more.

That's where I'd spend my time.

You're a poor sport. It's all about gleaming. Gleaming makes the saw blade
sharper. Gleaming makes the fence straighter. Gleaming makes the finish
stick better. Gleaming makes the saw cut faster. Gleaming is good. I
like gleaming.

(Although I used a friend's saw once that was covered in stable dark brown
rust that had been burnished to a sort of rusty shine with use, and it cut
just fine. I think in days of yore they use to just accept the inevitable
and encourage things to develop a stable rust. Now, however, it's the 21st
century, and we have the chemical magic necessary to promulgate gleaming.
Gleaming is good. I like gleaming. )

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