{"id":5359,"date":"2014-11-26T01:44:33","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T05:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=5359"},"modified":"2018-01-26T17:05:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T00:05:12","slug":"woodworking-101-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-table-saws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-101\/woodworking-101-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-table-saws\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodworking 101: What You Need to Know About Table Saws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GUMif8_XQRE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yep, that&#8217;s Norm Abram.<\/strong> You&#8217;re going to want to watch this.<\/p>\n<p>No doubt about it, with a table saw and a router, a modern day woodworker is an\u00a0unstoppable force. But the table saw is the most ubiquitous woodworking tool of our age. Indeed, it&#8217;s what separates woodworkers\u00a0from, well, their neighbors-who-need-a-favor. If you already have a shop in your garage or elsewhere, you know. It goes like this: &#8220;Hey Bob, could you cut this for me? \u00a0It&#8217;ll take just a minute, it&#8217;s really simple . . .&#8221; \u00a0Or worse, but let&#8217;s move on. The table saw is the tool with which\u00a0most of us step up from a circular saw, jig saw, or a chop saw to start building bigger-and-better projects or, God willing, heirloom furniture.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, there&#8217;s a lot to know about choosing, owning, and operating a table saw. It&#8217;ll sever a finger as fast as it&#8217;ll cut down a 4&#215;8 sheet of plywood. Fortunately, Norm and The New Yankee Workshop dedicated episodes to the topic of table saws. And those episodes\u00a0landed on the internet! I thought I&#8217;d post one here for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking at buying a table saw, or even if you own a table saw already, <em>watch<\/em>\u00a0this 25-minute video. You will be well armed to own and operate a table saw &#8211; considering it&#8217;s free, man, you can&#8217;t beat it. Norm will walk you through the essentials, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The saw: know the differences between bench top, contractor, hybrid, and cabinet table saws.<\/li>\n<li>Blades: when to choose an 80-tooth crosscut blade over a 40-tooth combo blade<\/li>\n<li>Fences: why are some aluminum and other steel?<\/li>\n<li>Throat plates: why your safety and your results depend on them<\/li>\n<li>Safety: using push sticks<\/li>\n<li>Sheet goods: techniques for how to cut them down by yourself<\/li>\n<li>Outfeed tables: why they&#8217;re good, and how to make one<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You&#8217;ll get a lot out of this 25-minute tutorial. After that, check out Part 2 for more advanced table saw usage and techniques:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JYqvwlbm6B0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>width=&#8221;800&#8243; height=&#8221;600&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; allowfullscreen=&#8221;allowfullscreen&#8221;> Yep, that&#8217;s Norm Abram. You&#8217;re going to want to watch this. No doubt about it, with a table saw and a router, a modern day woodworker is an\u00a0unstoppable force. But the table saw is the most ubiquitous woodworking tool of our age. Indeed, it&#8217;s what separates woodworkers\u00a0from, well, their neighbors-who-need-a-favor. 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