5 Expert Table Saw Tips

0:00 Introduction
0:25 Lining up the cut mark
1:44 Squaring the miter gauge
3:55 Keeping wood from pinching the blade
5:22 Cutting plastic
6:47 Setting the blade angle
9:36 Setting the miter gauge angle

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[billhandymanbill]

Thanks for the video tips. I have installed a magnetic relay "STOP" switch a my leg level on the table saw frame and by tapping the switch to turn off the table saw without having to take my hand and eyes off the wood and find the the table saw off switch. I don't use plastic push stick because they can shatter if they tough the blade and I don't use the "bird's mouth" push stick anymore because the pivot at the back of the wood and the front of the wood is free to rise up because of the rotating blade. Instead, I use a longer wooden push block that provide downward pressure and forward motion all in one movement to prevent kickback and improve table saw safety.

[xsbxsbxsb]

Best time to discover Nick Engler - 10 years ago! 2nd best - right now! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[drochon]

Great tips. I never thought of using my angle finder to set up my mitre fence.

[dgime]

Great tips and video - thanks heaps. Will certainly check out your channel.
One thing you probably could have mentioned is that digital angle meters usually have a tolerance of 0.1deg to 0.2deg. Having said that, they are better than ‘eye-balling’ it.

[prsearls]

Good tips. I have considered getting an inclinometer and after seeing this, I'll definitely get one. This will work well on setting the planer fence ninety degrees to the bed.

[joemule]

FANTASTIC TIPS FOR NEW TABLE SAW USER, THANK YOU!!!

[mangakamotlomelo]

You guys you are helping me more than I can possibly begin to explain for sharing may God bless you guys

[keithkolbo]

By far the best table saw tips I have seen. Thank you!

[newlibertarian]

For all the tips you discuss, there are just as many other tips by carefully watching.

Thanks for the great content.

[glencrandall]

Some of these I knew but have forgotten. Did not know about cutting plastic. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.

[farrierss]

5 tips and somehow you went 6 for 6. Nice! One of the best "tips" video I have seen.
I was a little worried that you were going to put the wedge in with the saw still running. Well done.

[dgale]

thanks for the tip on opening the kerf. I was watching for the only solution for what I am doing as I use a 7-1/4" blade 1/8" there is no splitter for that. Don't anybody jump in and say thin kerf microjig won't work. Thanks for your knowledge. Now I need to subscribe To get more info. Thank you

[ellisreeves]

Great tip Nick, so simple but some if them I have never of. Keep them coming

[huejanus]

When cutting strips of laminate, i spray some contact cement on a piece of mdf, only, stick the laminate to it and make the cuts. You can cut extremely thin strips with no chipping and it’s easily removable afterwards.

[louislandi]

Excellent and impressive tips. Wish I knew them years ago.
Many thanks!

[intrepidus]

point 2 - you said checking the miter gauge against the fence for square will tell you if the gauge is square to the blade, assuming the fence is parallel to the blade. That is true. But it's really not what you should be looking for. You can make a square cut using a miter gauge even if the gauge is not square to the blade. The key is that the fence for the miter gauge must be square to the miter slot/miter bar.

Love the tip about using the inclinometer to set the bevel angles. I have one. I don't know why I don't use it more.

[sjfarrell.]

Ill be using tip #5 tomorrow. Thanks 👍

[utoobia]

I just realized that I have now watched several of your videos since discovering your channel without subscribing, and felt like I was stealing. You sir are awesome, and I am just a new subscriber along for the ride.

[theclosetcarpenter]

These are really good tips. Especially the plastic cut. I use acrylic under everything I glue so I just have to clean the glue off when I'm done

[willem]

I must say that you gave a lot of tips in the years that I follw you. Please keep on doing. Even someone as me cannlearn from it. Making stuff dead accurate with my saw and most of it with red cedar. A 0.5 mm is my maximum deviation ;-)