1. TABLE SAW SAFETY
The table saw is, by far, the highest risk piece of equipment in the woodshop – when you consider how much the table saw is used coupled with the potential for an accident. For these reasons, we have developed a pictorial set of DOs and DON’Ts about the Woodshop table saws.
These pictures will help all of us remember to operate as safely as possible, plus they will serve as a reminder to the Monitors as to the safe ways to operate the table saws.
There are 8 DOs and DON’Ts pictures. If a picture is really worth 1,000 words, then this is 16,000 words worth of information.
March 2008

2. TABLE SAW SAFETY DO DON’T
[Guard removed for clarity. Guard should be on when cutting] DO
DO have the blade about 1/8” above wood.
DON’T
DON’T have it a lot higher above wood.
March 2008

3. TABLE SAW SAFETY DO DON’T
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DO push wood all the way passed the blade.
DON’T
DON’T stop until wood clears the blade.
March 2008

4. TABLE SAW SAFETY DO DON’T
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DO ripping cuts using the fence.
DON’T
DON’T do “cross cuts” with fence.
March 2008

5. TABLE SAW SAFETY DO DON’T
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DO use pusher for narrow cuts.
DON’T
DON’T push on wrong side of blade.
March 2008

6. TABLE SAW SAFETY DO DON’T
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DO use other hand to hold rips to fence.
DON’T
DON’T let hand get to edge of blade.
March 2008

7. TABLE SAW SAFETY DO DON’T
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DO clear spacer before touching blade.
DON’T
DON’T touch blade and spacer at same time.
March 2008

8. TABLE SAW SAFETY DO DON’T
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DO cross cuts w/sliding table (preferable).
DON’T
DON’T use table & fence at the same time.
March 2008

9. TABLE SAW SAFETY DO DON’T
[Guard removed for clarity. Guard should be on when cutting] DO
DO cross cuts w/sliding table (preferable).
DON’T
DON’T do free hand cutting.
March 2008