Tablesaws
Learn how to get the most out of this shop workhorse - your tablesaw. Find out about tablesaw setup, tablesaw blade selection, and how to cut joinery.
With riving knives now required to earn approval by Underwriters Laboratories, manufacturers took the opportunity to freshen up their saws. We tested 9 of them.
Safely "shape" wide concave cuts using your tablesaw and these techniques.
Don't accept workpiece chip-out on your tablesaw. Instead, eliminate it by using a zero-clearance insert for every cut you make.
Every time I use a dado set to cut half-lap joints, I seem to waste a lot of time lining up each successive cut to the edge of the blade. Is there a faster system?
I’m building a triangle and need to cut 60° bevels. My tablesaw, compound mitersaw, or portable circular saw are limited to 45° cuts. Can you please explain how to do it?
I purchased a Bosch 4000 benchtop tablesaw and wanted to buy a dado blade for it. A store owner said that a dado blade was unsafe for a benchtop tablesaw. Do you agree?
I’m making a bed with 3"-square curly maple legs, each made from four ¾×3" pieces beveled 45° on the edges. The tables bevel cut seemed to changed in mid-cut. What’s wrong?
I have trouble ripping thick hardwood boards with my 10" contractor-style tablesaw. Assuming the motor mount would fit, can I replace the existing 1½-hp motor with a 3-hp motor?
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