WoodShop Basic Table Saw Class

Overview

In this class (currently in development, not yet offered), you will learn:

1. Safety
2. Care & Cleaning
3. Setup & Teardown
4. Rip Cuts
5. Dados
6. Crosscuts
7. Bevel Cuts
8. Miter Cuts

The end result is an open top box that can be used for organizing things, but also acts as the bottom portion of an arcade control. A series of classes in different disciplines will complete the rest of the arcade control.

Project

Final Product

13.5" x 7.5" x 3" box with bottom

Cut List

• 1/2" OSB
  • 2@ 7.5" x 3" with 45 degree bevels, rough side in, and a .14 x .14 dado .125 from the bottom edge
  • 2@ 13.5" x 3" with 45 degree bevels, rough side in, and a .14 x .14 dado .125 from the bottom edge
• 1/8" hardboard
  • 1@ 6.75" x 12.75"

Ripping

• Material max size 2' x 4'.
• Verify the blade is square to the table.
• Rip fence basics.
• Verify the rip fence is parallel to the blade.
  • Adjust squareness.
• Set the width of cut.
• Set the depth of cut.
• Think through the cut.
  • Can you reach the kill switch with your knee?
  • Where are your hands?
  • Where is the blade?
  • Where will the material go when the cut completes?
• Keep the material tight and square to the fence.
• Move smoothly through the cut.
• Stop if things sound or look wrong.
• Hit the kill switch with your knee if anything seems unsafe.
• Wood and saws are cheap compared to fingers.

Mitering

I haven't figured out how to shoehorn a miter cut into this project, but we'll do one anyway, so you know how to use the miter gauge.