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Tablesaw tips, tricks, and techniques part 1

If you think of your tablesaw as a machine for simply ripping or crosscutting, you're selling it short. To give you a fresh perspective, we mined the minds of the WOOD® magazine shop guys and unearthed their favorite time-and work-saving tablesaw tips. Here's a mother lode of helpful hints you can put to work in your shop today.


Make a quick zero-clearance tabletop

Crank it up for quality

You don't have to settle for rough, splintered edges when cutting plywood. Nor do you have to wrestle large, awkward pieces while placing your back at risk. Just use these simple tricks to get great results.



pindown

To keep you safe at all times, build this simple guard.



Quality cuts

Turn your "chop" saw into a precision cutting tool with these helpful tips.



Comfort by the capful

Even more shop-tested scrollsaw tips from scrollers around the country.



disc shim

Sanding-disc shim cuts plugs close.



Wixey gauge

Wixey recently introduced the WR2000 Digital Height Gauge, which allows you to dial in tablesaw-blade and router-bit heights to within 0.001 of an inch.



pindown

A clothespin provides the heart of this simple device that safely pins down small parts when crosscutting at the mitersaw.



Wings

If you think of your tablesaw as a machine for simply ripping or crosscutting, you're selling it short.



Stock-support blocks save bench space

Cut are usually only as accurate as your measurements and your machines. Let us help you improve the accuracy of both.



tune miter gauge

Your miter gauge can be your best friend in the workshop, so keep it in top-notch working condition with this seven-step maintenance plan.



dial caliper

Build a simple jig that uses your dial caliper to do the duty.



Tablesaw blade at angle

Don't accept workpiece chip-out on your tablesaw. Instead, eliminate it by using a zero-clearance insert for every cut you make.



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