Table Saw
Make: SawStop
Model: PCS31230
Ace: Needed (Makerhub@georgefox.edu).
Location: Wood Shop
Description
The SawStop table saw is a top of the line cabinet saw built for top quality work and safety. Used for many things, the table saw is a fundamental part of any woodshop. The SawStop safety system is a top of the line design produced to make the machine as safe as possible. A unique cartridge is in the machine. At the slightest hint of conductivity like a finger would give off, the cartridge fires and jams into the path of the blade. The blade is then dropped down into the body of the saw to prevent accidentally hitting it again. All this happens within 5 milliseconds, helping to ensure users stay safe. **This is NOT an excuse to ignore the 3 commandments and safety rules. Merely a way to help safety in case of accident.
The table saw is usually used for cutting long rips out of wood. A basic first step for getting wood down to size lengthwise. A fence is used to keep the piece straight when pushing through the saw. While the saw is usually used for cutting the long side of a piece of wood, jigs and tools are available for doing cross-cuts on the table saw as well. These are used to make sure the wood stays solidly in place as it’s pushed through and to keep it straight.
Documentation
Terminology
- Rip - Cuts made along the length of the wood
- Cross-cut - Cuts made across the grain along the shorter side of the wood
- Push stick - A piece of wood or plastic used to push the wood being cut through the blade while keeping fingers away from the blade
- Fence - A guide for measuring the cut and guiding the wood
Training
Overview
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General Use
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Demonstration
Demonstrate you can safely setup the saw and rip a board. You will then proceed to cross cut one of the remaining piece.
1. Ensure that the material you are cutting has at least one straight edge and no nails or foreign objects. The straight edge will slide against the fence when ripping. 2. Measure the width of the board and determine the width of cut. 3. Lift the locking handle on the fence and slide the fence to set the width using the scale. Make sure you use the scale for the correct side of the blade. 4. Lock the fence by pressing down on the locking handle. 5. Use the blade lift handle on the front of the saw to set the height of the blade approximately 1 tooth above the height of the material. Use the material as a gauge. 6. Turn on the power switch on the front of the saw and the dust collector. The green light on the saw will flash and turn solid when the saw has booted. 7. Make sure nothing is touching the blade. Turn on the saw by gently pulling on the paddle switch located on the front of the machine. The paddle switch is also the off switch. 8. Line up the flat side of the material with the fence without touching the blade. The fence is a guide and the material should be pressed firmly into the fence as well as down on the table. 9. Slowly feed the material in towards the blade while keeping your fingers clear of the blade. Use a push stick to keep your fingers away from the blade. 10. Make sure you keep a firm hold on the material and do not stop feeding the material until it has passed beyond the blade. 11. It is helpful to have someone assisting on the back side of the saw to help hold material being fed off the table. 12. When you are done with the saw cut press in on the paddle switch to turn off the saw.
Certification
Foxtale Quiz
Troubleshooting
Maintenance
General maintenance
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Specific Maintenance Tasks
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