" A table saw is a basic part of woodworking. Here's how to use a table saw safely. 1st, let's get oriented. This is the table and this is a circular blade. This is the table insert. These are the miter slots. This is the miter gauge used for crosscuts and angle cuts. Using both miter slots, the miter gauge can be used on both sides of the saw blade. This is the ripping fence. This is a saw blade height adjustment wheel. This is the height adjustment wheel lock. The height adjustment wheel adjusts the height of the table saw blade. This is the angle adjustment wheel. This wheel also has a lock. The angle adjustment wheel sets the angle of the saw blade. If you change the angle of your blade for an angle cut, always check with the square that the blade is reset square to the table. This table saw is equipped with a saw blade cover, a splitter, and an anti-kickback device. As the wood is cut, it passes by the saw blade. The splinter keeps the wood separated. The anti-kickback device protects the operator by grabbing the wood if it binds and starts to kick back towards the operator. Never remove or defeat these safety devices. There are 2 common cuts you make on a table saw. Cutting along the edge of a long piece of wood is called ripping. When you cut with the direction of the grain of the wood or along the long side of a peace of plywood, you're ripping. The 2nd type of cut is called the crosscut. You crosscut when you cut across the grain of the wood if you're cutting plywood where the grain of the wood is not a factor. You're cross cutting when you're cutting across the short dimension. To rip a board, 1st set the height of the blade. Do this by bringing the stock alongside of the blade and lowering the blade until the stock appears halfway up the gullet or valley of the blade. This keeps the blade from overheating on longer cuts. Next, move the ripping fence until the distance between the fence and the inside of the blade equals the dimension you wish to cut."

" guide the stock through the saw. Whenever you use a table saw, always wear safety glasses and hearing protection when the saw is operating. Having taken the necessary safety steps, start the saw, and rest the stock against the fence, sliding the stock under the safety cover. Push the stock past the blade with a pusher. Never use your hand. Rest your other hand on the rear edge of the table. The safety cover protects the operator from flying chips, while the splinter keeps the wood separated so it does not bind. The anti-kickback device protects the operator from the stock flying back in the event the wood catches in the saw. Now, for the basics of making a cross cut. A crosscut issues when cutting across the grain or the short end of a board. The stock is guided by a miter gauge. A miter gauge allows you to make a crosscut at an angle between 60 and 90 degrees. When setting up to make a 90-degree crosscut, always check with a square that the miter gauge is set to exactly 90 degrees. When making a crosscut across the short end of the stock always remove the fence and replace it with a miter gauge. Never make a crosscut with the stock resting against or being guided by the ripping fence. This is very dangerous. Set the height of the blade so that the stock is 1/2 the height of the gullet or valley between the teeth. When making a crosscut, you guide the stock with the miter gauge. Stand to the outside of the miter gauge with your feet set in a stable position, 1 slightly in front of the other. Securely hold the stock against the fence of the gauge. Push the stocks slowly past the blade with the miter gauge. Following these steps will assure safe and satisfying use of your table saw. "