Finito

The bandsaw base is finished. I think.

Today I brushed the rust off of it, which was probably not necessary, and then I wiped it down with denatured alcohol, and I put it out on the grass and blasted it with canned truck bed paint. It’s drying now. I think this was a good choice, because the saw won’t hurt the paint easily, and the reverse is also true. This stuff will be like a layer of padding between the saw and the base.

I’m not sure how long it has to dry before I can put the saw on it. The can doesn’t say, believe it or not. A website for a similar product says 24 hours.

One problem with painting it is that if I have to weld extra metal in to support the swiveling casters, it will be hell getting the paint off.

Even though I painted outdoors in a breeze, I think I’m a little high.