Easy Ways To Use A Table Saw

Leah demonstrates how to cut a groove in a 2x4 to start making a wood frame for a cattle panel gateLink to Featherboard.

Easy ways to use a table saw. Set the blade height line up you mark with the appropriate side of the blade remember table saw blades usually have an 18th kerf account for this. Turn on the saw and firmly hold the work piece to the miter gaugesled. It might cause damage to the table saw.

Your table saw has a ruler on the front to help position the fence but dont depend solely on the ruler for measuring your cut. Now that weve gotten the safety features discussed and handled lets move into the instructions for using a table saw. How to Make Tongue Groove with a Table Saw.

This will act as your cross-cut sled to keep the board perfectly square to the fence. Mark 14 in 064 cm then place it next to the saw. When you get near the end of the board use a push stick to push the rest of the board through.

Use a wrench and undo the nut around the center of the blade by turning it counterclockwise and slide the blade out. You should avoid cutting deeper than ⅜ inches in one pass. How to Use a Table Saw 1.

Table saws have an adjustment crank that raises and lowers the blade from where it sits inside the table. One way to make the adjustment is by holding a ruler up to a piece of scrap wood. Just like in the picture run the board over the blade so it takes off a portion of the board with each pass.

Use a precision tape. Always set the length to be cut with a measuring tool and then line the mark up by eye. Lower the blade guard and turn on the table saw.