Complete Table Saw Book Revised Edition

This complete guide features essential and up-to-date information needed to set up and tune your table saw and expand your table saw skill set. Featuring all the most critical table saw techniques, from selecting and truing blades to mastering basic to advanced cuts and more, this must-have manual will equip you with all the necessary skills you need to successfully and safely use your table saw. Also included in this revised edition is exclusive information on new SawStop technology. With step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams, complete nine custom table saw projects to put your learned techniques and skills to use.

This step by step, illustrated guide explores essential table saw skills and techniques.

"Informs readers about table saws, including maintenance, blade types, basic cuts, joinery techniques, and accessories. Also includes several projects for the workshop and home"--

The table saw is the single tool that turns the hobbyist into a real woodworker, capable of handling a range of challenging jobs. With expert advice, color photos, drawings, and exploded diagrams, Popular Mechanics reveals exactly what this all-important piece of equipment can do. This invaluable and instructive manual covers it all: cutting wood to precise dimension; making simple joints such as grooves, dadoes, rabbets, and miters; crafting jigs and fixtures; and doing advanced techniques, from molding to resawing. It even provides a visual "anatomy" of the many types of available table saws, along with guidance on maintenance and troubleshooting. A series of great projects includes Demilune Table, Bookcase, Blanket Chest, and Wall-Hung Tool Cabinet. A Main Selection of the F&W Book Clubs.

Latest information on every table saw model, accessory, blade, and technique. 700 step-by-step photos and drawings show techniques for every level of operator, plus problem-solving tips, time-saving accessories and projects. Then a host of first-class projects, including picture frames, nightstands, chests, tables, trunks, wall clocks and much more.

Do more with your saw than you ever thought possible! The table saw is a magnificently simple machine capable of performing an incredible range of cutting tasks. In this revised and updated edition of his woodworking classic, Jim Tolpin shares his masterful techniques for using the table saw to achieve a variety of safe and accurate cuts, including ripping, crosscutting, miter cuts, grooves, dadoes, rabbets, curves, moulding, joinery and more. You'll find ample instruction for using a variety of table saws, plus information on choosing and using accessories, maintaining your saw, and working with jigs and fixtures. It's the most comprehensive guide available with more than 150 detailed illustrations and photos that show you how to build: Rip and crosscut sleds for high-precision cuts An adjustable dado-spacing fixture A miter jig with a sliding stop Hold-downs for the rip fence and saw table A circle-cutting fixture A raised panel jig with positive sliding action and integral hold-downs A carriage-type taper jig featuring a unique guidance system A vacuum-actuated fence for ripping thin slices With Jim Tolpin's Table Saw magic, 2nd Edition, you'll quickly see why the table saw isn't just for ripping and crosscutting anymore.

Introduces the parts and workings of a table saw, shows how to operate it safely, and discusses crosscutting, ripping and joinery.