Sawing Solutions
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.
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.
Turn your "chop" saw into a precision cutting tool with these helpful tips.
Even more shop-tested scrollsaw tips from scrollers around the country.
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.
A clothespin provides the heart of this simple device that safely pins down small parts when crosscutting at the mitersaw.
If you think of your tablesaw as a machine for simply ripping or crosscutting, you're selling it short.
Cut are usually only as accurate as your measurements and your machines. Let us help you improve the accuracy of both.
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.
Build a simple jig that uses your dial caliper to do the duty.
Don't accept workpiece chip-out on your tablesaw. Instead, eliminate it by using a zero-clearance insert for every cut you make.
