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In this video I'm going to be introducing you to the main parts of a table saw
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And all designs of saws have the same basic parts. They get their name from this top surface here, which is called the table
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It can be made of cast iron, like this saw here, or aluminum, sometimes pressed steel as well
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depending on the size and the cost of the tool. All table saws, of course, have a blade, which you can see here
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If you take a look inside, the shaft that the blade is bolted to is called an arbor
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and that arbor can be longer or shorter, depending on the model you're dealing with
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Another fundamental feature is the fence. Every table saw has a fence, and it's used in rip cutting
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so you can make straight cuts in relation to the blade. Miter gauge, that's here too
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This is an accessory that allows you to do cross-cutting accurately, either at 90 degrees or any other angle up to about 45 degrees from the blade
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We have a switch, on-off switch. The large cabinet saws like this have what's called a magnetic switch
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which turns on when you press it. But if the power drops out, that saw is not going to come back on again
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because the internal contactors have opened up. Simpler table saws like bench top saws that I'll introduce you to later just have a regular switch
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The fence runs on rails. This is a pretty long rail set
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You can get them quite a bit longer too, so you can rip wider materials
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Down here, we've got the blade height adjustment wheel. Higher and lower on the blade
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A similar wheel over on this side controls the angle of the blade
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anywhere from about exactly 90 degrees to the table, to about 45 degrees from the table
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which allows you to cut just about any sort of bevel angle you're going to run into
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This saw, along with almost all other modern saws now, has a dust collection port, which I feel is pretty important
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I really like dust collection. It keeps the shop neater, and it also keeps you healthier too
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I'll be going into a lot more detail about all these things later
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and what you need to know for proper adjustment and whatnot later, but that's the basics of a table saw
