Water Pipe Broke - Table Saw & Router Soaked
I had a pipe freeze/break this past weekend and flood my garage and basement. The reason this applies to this forum is that a lot of water wound up on my table saw and in my router (was mounted in a table). Two questions:
- I wiped down the table saw top and put several coats of WD40 on it. This seems to have stopped/slowed the rust. What’s my next step?
- A very large leak was almost directly over my router motor. A lot of water flowed in/around the router. I removed the motor from the table and shook out all that I could and then placed it in front of a fan. What’s my next step?
I have not tried to turn either the table saw back on or the router. Should I? There is a good chance that I’ll have to file a claim with my insurance (lots of sheetrock and insulation damage). Should I put down some sort of lost with these tools?
Let the insurance company settle with you first.
Then you can work on a rehab if you wish.
I sure wouldn't fire up either one before several days under a fan. Don't like elec. surprises at all.
Bill
Router table top - wet MDF?
I had water drip onto a router tabletop from an overhead drain pipe during a period when I wasn't in the shop for several days. The tabletop surface was waterproof but the inside edge of the cutout was unprotected MDF, and it swelled to the point that the top was bulged around part of the opening. It didn't bulge much, but it was enough to ruin the top. You might want to check for that.