Table Saw

The Sawstop is an extremely versatile tool for cutting wood. Straight cuts can be made by simply moving the fence to the desired cut thickness. However, many more complicated cuts can be made using a sled, miter gauge, and by angling the blade. Thicker cuts by using a dado stack can also be used to make groves or rabbets of desired depths and thicknesses.

Table Saw - A saw with a blade surrounded by a large table. Allows for quickly cutting large pieces of wood or precicely cutting smaller pieces of wood

Fence - Long piece of metal that is adjusted to be parallel to the blade

Dado - a stack of blades that can be used for making thick groves at a desired depth. Not used for cutting through material

Crosscut Sled - used for making precise cuts on smaller pieces

Kerf - Blade width or amount of material taken away when cutting