By Ian J. Kirby
TABLE SAW
TACTICS
If you want the saw to cooperate,
set it up correctly for the job.
Like most
woodworking
machinery, the
table saw is a
collection of
relatively simple
parts bolted
together.
Early table saws consisted of massive
metal castings and large diameter
blades. They were designed and built
for one purpose: to rip large pieces of
solid wood into smaller pieces of solid
wood. Today we expect the table saw
to perform a variety of tasks: to rip
solid wood; to crosscut solid wood; to
break down manufactured sheet
materials; and to make a range of
joints and molded shapes with speed
and accuracy. This increase in its
capacity has come about as a result of
improvements to the machine,