Need a hand with some pretty simple woodworking...

[pickenup]

JohnnyEgo, WOW, my table saw has never looked as clean as yours does. Nice rig.

[JohnnyEgo]

Thanks. I hit the top with a light coat of Johnson's paste wax before I put it up. Helps prevent rust and keep things slick running through the saw. I also made a hard cover to mitigate the effects of my wife and kids using it as a table when I am not around.

[newracer]

I had to google HDPE. That would be a very practical choice. Probably smarter than even the metal tube that some guys are fab'ing. For some reason, I've got it in my head to use a nice stain on wood, even though they'll just be going on a mis-matched, spray-painted beast. Beauty is in the eye, I guess.

I have it on the aluminum sliders on my Jeep.

[Tim K]

No, no, no. Don't make them yourself. We have a custom molding supplier here in the Springs that would cut that stuff quickly and easily. Assuming they can do it with stock tooling on their molder (likely), there's a $35 set up charge and then probably a couple bucks a foot. They can do tens or twelves or whatever you want. I'd have them run extras and then just set them aside till you need them.

White oak will fare better outdoors than common red oak. The pores are smaller so it doesn't absorb moisture as quickly.

PM me with the profile if you want me to look at it. The molding house is wholesale only or I'd just send you to them directly.

[Fentonite]

No, no, no. Don't make them yourself. We have a custom molding supplier here in the Springs that would cut that stuff quickly and easily. Assuming they can do it with stock tooling on their molder (likely), there's a $35 set up charge and then probably a couple bucks a foot. They can do tens or twelves or whatever you want. I'd have them run extras and then just set them aside till you need them.

White oak will fare better outdoors than common red oak. The pores are smaller so it doesn't absorb moisture as quickly.

PM me with the profile if you want me to look at it. The molding house is wholesale only or I'd just send you to them directly.

Well there's the answer! Thanks! PM coming.

[Fentonite]

Tim's custom mill guy shaped some white oak (Thanks Tim!). Some drilling, sanding, staining and oiling, and the rails are replaced. I'm happy with them, but now I really gotta finish painting the truck.

[gnihcraes]

Looks great!

[ray1970]

Do they even have oak trees where that thing comes from?

[Fentonite]

Do they even have oak trees where that thing comes from?

You haven't heard of "The Austrian Oak"?