Removing beeswax from slate seams

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What is the best way to remove beeswax from slate?I want to help a friend set up a used table he bought from craig's list .Would bondo be
good to use to fill the seams?The table is like new and I will try to use
the same cloth that came on it.Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,Paul
 
rodbuilder said:
What is the best way to remove beeswax from slate?I want to help a friend set up a used table he bought from craig's list .Would bondo be
good to use to fill the seams?The table is like new and I will try to use
the same cloth that came on it.Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,Paul
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Use turpentine and plenty of rags to wipe off the wax. When setting the table back up, make sure the slates are glued together first before the seams are filled, I use bondo....but sparingly.

Glen
 
realkingcobra said:
Use turpentine and plenty of rags to wipe off the wax. When setting the table back up, make sure the slates are glued together first before the seams are filled, I use bondo....but sparingly.

Glen
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Do you glue the slate together using three heavyweight pieces of paper method and super glue?


I never understood the reason for this because isn't the slate screwed down anyway?
 
Bola Ocho said:
Do you glue the slate together using three heavyweight pieces of paper method and super glue?


I never understood the reason for this because isn't the slate screwed down anyway?
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Even with the slate screwed down, since it is screwed into the wood frame, it's possible for it to shift. There are plenty of installers that will fire a screw in too hard and strip out the hole, or it can loosen up from being moved multiple times, etc. Once the slates are all level and flush to each other, the superglue ensures that the playing surface will behave as one piece of slate instead of separating at the seams if one of the screws does loosen.
 
Club Billiards said:
Even with the slate screwed down, since it is screwed into the wood frame, it's possible for it to shift. There are plenty of installers that will fire a screw in too hard and strip out the hole, or it can loosen up from being moved multiple times, etc. Once the slates are all level and flush to each other, the superglue ensures that the playing surface will behave as one piece of slate instead of separating at the seams if one of the screws does loosen.
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Thanks for the response! I had read about it before here, but always thought it was for certain kinds of tables. I've seen the process of gluing slates on Youtube.


Does supergluing the slate have any adverse effects when taking apart the table? Or does lifting the slate from the ends upward break it clean?
 
Also, a big thanks to the OP and everyone who responded with advice. This is one question I had myself since I have beeswax to clean off of slate too.

It couldn't have come at a better time. :D
 
Bola Ocho said:
Thanks for the response! I had read about it before here, but always thought it was for certain kinds of tables. I've seen the process of gluing slates on Youtube.


Does supergluing the slate have any adverse effects when taking apart the table? Or does lifting the slate from the ends upward break it clean?
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Score the seam with a blade until they can come apart. You never want to lift on the end of the slate to break the seam.. With tables with pinned slate, you'll blow out the slate around the pin that way.
 
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