Jim Tolpin's Table Saw Magic Book

	Introduction	11
1	The table saw	12
	Types of Table Saws	12
	Assessing Quality	18
2	Setup, tune-up and upkeep	29
	Saw Placement	29
	Lighting	30
	Power	30
	Dust Collection	31
	Tune-up for Maximum Performance	31
	Miter Gauge Tune-up	38
	Rip Fence Tune-up	39
	Guard and Splitter Adjustment	40
	Maintaining the Saw	41
	Preventative Saw Maintenance	44
3	Table saw accessories	46
	Blade Guards and Splitters	46
	Push Sticks	47
	Hold-Downs	48
	Stock Support	50
	Fence Systems	53
	Universal Rip Fence Fixture	56
	Miter Gauges	58
	Moving Crosscut Tables/Sleds	60
	Power Feeder	63
4	Blades and cutters	65
	Saw Blade Anatomy	65
	Choosing Blades	67
	Maintaining Blades	69
	Dado Cutters	72
	Moulding Heads	74
5	Ripping	76
	Basic Ripping	76
	Ripping Thick Stock	82
	Ripping Long Stock	82
	Ripping Off Waney Edges	83
	Ripping a Taper	83
	Resawing	84
	Gang Ripping	87
	Ripping Bevels	88
	Cutting Polygonal Shapes and Assemblies	91
6	Crosscutting	92
	Basic Crosscutting	92
	Miters	100
	Cutting Polygons	103
7	Grooves, dadoes and rabbets	106
	Setting Up a Dado Cutter	106
	Cutting Grooves	107
	Cutting Dadoes	110
	Special Techniques	111
	Cutting Rabbets	120
8	Sheet stock and small parts	123
	Sawing Panel Stocks	123
	Ripping Stock to Narrow Strips	134
	The Vacuum Fence: A Specialized Accessory for Ripping Thin Slices	138
	Sawing Small, Odd-Shaped Parts	139
	Pattern Sawing	141
9	Curves and mouldings	143
	Sawing Curves and Circles	143
	Shaping With the Moulding Head	149
	Shaping With a Blade	155
	Sawn Mouldings	162
	Sanding With the Table Saw	162
10	Joinery	168
	Tongue-and-Groove and Spline Joints	169
	Splined Miter Joint	170
	Feather-Spline Joint	172
	Box Joint	175
	Lap and Bridle Joints	177
	Tenons	179
	Cutting a Raised Panel	184
Appendix A	Suppliers and manufacturers of tools that appear in this book	187
Appendix B	Manufacturer and supplier information	188
	Index	189