Originally Posted by
flyinwilly
Since I got the new cutter, I've been using the table much more and cutting heavier stuff. While this is good news, the water tray really fills up with crap. I've been draining and picking the big stuff out by hand but all the metal particles are a real pain.
While browsing thru a flea market last week, I picked up a 2' wide magnet on a pole for $3.00. They are used for picking up nails after a roofing job. Now all I have to do is remove the slats and drag the magnet over the bottom. It works better if you leave the fluid in the tray and it picks up all of the metal particles as well as the big chunks and then scrape it off with a plastic putty knife. The one change I made was to add 1/2" rubber strips along the 2 outside edges to keep the magnet off the tray.
Happy Cleaning!
Willy