I can't sort out which would be easiest to apply and maintain Waterlox, Pure Tung oil, or BLO? Any suggestions?
I can't sort out which would be easiest to apply and maintain Waterlox, Pure Tung oil, or BLO? Any suggestions?
Waterlox. It self adhears so recoating is easy.
BLO is not only easy to apply and maintain but it's cheap. It's a shop floor. Not a dining room. Here is my oak shop floor.
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I didn't sand period. It's a shop floor. I actually didn't want it too smooth because it can then get slick with dust. I just used a roller...one coat.
Wow. Way easier than I thinking!
George,
Is that red oak or white? I was thinking of putting oak in my shop, but having been leaning toward Hickory only because it is harder. Have any of your tools made indentations in your wood?
It's red oak. "Rustic" grade. Cheap. But for a shop...perfect. That table saw in the photo is 3000 pounds. I rolled it in on a pallet jack. Moved it around with a johnson bar. The floor is fine. But if not, I really wouldn't care. Anyway, hickory would be good, but necessary.
Another question George,
I have a previous post of yours saved when you were asking for suggestions for getting power to the middle of the floor. You ran electric under the wood, right? At the time you were considering running flex through the floor to a box mounted on the tool. I see the power cord on the saw and wonder what you ended up doing.
There is a thread on my floor install here: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...light=delta-fl but I cut into the slab and ran my dust collection and conduit for power.
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