Table Saw

General Safety

Wear your safety glasses at all times

Take off all jewelry

Do not wear loose clothing

Make sure you are the only person in the safety zone when operating the table saw.

General Safety continued

Do the entire operation yourself

Never pass your hands over the blade to remove scrap material

Never pass your hands over the blade

Always have one hand or the push-stick on the material

Never back out of a cut

The guard must be in place at all times

Components of the Table Saw

Arbor

Miter Gauge

Fence

Support Arm

Guard

Splitter

Components of the Table Saw

Push Sticks

Front Hand Wheel

Side Hand Wheel

Set-up of the Table Saw

One face and one edge must be flat to use the table saw.

The blade must be 1/8” to 1/4” above the material being cut.

OR One Tooth

Do not lower the support arm or raise the guard unless you have special permission from the teacher and are being monitored by the teacher.

Operations of the Table Saw

Ripping

Cross cutting

Bevel

Miter

Groove

Dado

Rabbet

Arbor

Miter Gauge

Fence

Support Arm

Guard

Splitter

Push Sticks

Front Hand Wheel

Side Hand Wheel

Ripping

Ripping is defined as cutting along the material’s length

OR Cutting with the grain

Cross cutting

Cross cutting is defined as cutting the material’s length

OR Cutting across the grain

Bevel

A Bevel is defined as cutting along the material’s length at an angle.

OR Cutting with the grain at an angle

Miter

A miter is defined as cutting the material’s length at an angle

OR Cutting across the grain at an angle

Groove

A Groove is defined as cutting a “slot” along the material’s length but not through the full thickness of the material

OR Cutting a “slot” with the grain but not

through the full thickness of the material

Dado

A Dado is defined as cutting a “slot” across the material’s width but not through the full thickness of the material

OR Cutting a “slot” across the grain but

not through the full thickness of the material

Rabbet

A Rabbet is defined as cutting a square edge or end across or with the grain but not through the full thickness of the material.

Ripping

Cross cutting

Bevel

Miter

Groove

Dado

Rabbet

Operation Procedure 1 (Ripping)

1. Raise the Splitter.

Raising the Splitter

Operation Procedure 2 (Ripping)

2. Raise the blade to its maximum height.

Using a try-square, square the blade to the table.

Squaring the Blade

Operation Procedure 3 (Ripping)

3. Adjust the blade height. One tooth above the material.

Adjust the blade height

Operation Procedure 4 (Ripping)

4. Determine the width of your material that will be cut and set the fence.

If the material is 5” in width or less, push sticks are required.

The material you are going to be using always goes between the fence and the blade.

Setting the Fence

Operation Procedure 5 (Ripping)

5. Lower the guard.

Keep the material tight against the fence.

Be sure the material is not in contact with the blade when the machine is turned on.

Stand to the left of the blade path.

Lowering the Guard

Tight against the Fence

Operation Procedure 6 (Ripping)

6. Turn the machine on.

Slide the material against the fence and through the blade.

Push the material all the way off the table.

Ripping operation.

Material more than 5” in width. No push sticks required.

Ripping operation.

Material less than 5” in width. Push sticks required.

Operation Procedure 1 (Cross cutting)

1. Slide the splitter down

Splitter down

Operation Procedure 2 (Cross cutting)

2. Set the miter gauge in the left groove on the table.

Miter gauge placement

Operation Procedure 3 (Cross cutting)

Raise the blade to it’s maximum height.

Using a try-square, square the miter gauge.

Squaring the Miter Gauge

Operation Procedure 4 (Cross cutting)

4. Adjust the blade height. One tooth above the material.

Keep the material tight against the miter gauge.

Be sure the material is not in contact with the blade when the machine is turned on.

Stand to the left of the blade path.

Tight against the Miter Gauge

Operation Procedure 5 (Cross cutting)

5. Line up the end of your material to take off approximately 1/8” (or a blade width) to square one side of your material.

Lower the guard.

Turn the machine on.

Slide the material through the blade cutting the 1/8” off the material

Line up the Material

Cross cutting Operation

Operation Procedure 6 (Cross cutting)

6. Check for the end to be square to the edge

Checking for Square

Operation Procedure 7 (Cross cutting)

7. If the edge to end is square you may move on. If not, repeat steps 1-6 until and end to edge is square.

Jump the miter gauge to the groove in the right of the table

New Miter Gauge Placement

Operation Procedure 8 (Cross cutting)

8. Set the fence to the specified length.

Set the material’s end on the fence and edge on the miter gauge.

Material Placement

Operation Procedure 9 (Cross cutting)

9. Holding your material in place against the miter gauge, MOVE THE FENCE OUT OF THE WAY!

The fence is used only for measuring purposes when cross cutting.

Moving the fence

Operation Procedure 10 (Cross cutting)

10. Turn the machine on.

Slide the material all the way through the blade.

Final Cross Cut