From: federkin@rtsg.mot.com (John Federkins)
Subject: Table Saw Accessories as gift items (summary)
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:48:12 GMT

Since several of you requested it, here is a summary of
all the responses that I received regarding gifts for
a new table saw owner.  I've deleted names to protect
the innocent.  Only 10 more shopping days 'til Christmas.
Enjoy!
-JF

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Other than that, consider safety items: push sticks, miter guage
hold downs, featherboards, hearing protectors, face shield,
accessory blade guards.

Clamps.  Can't ever have too many clamps.

Dust collection kit for the saw.
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Get him Roger Cliffe's book on the Table Saw. It's very helpful, and
has a lot of jigs he can make for himself. 
Get him Jon Eakes' tape on the table saw from Grizzly ($25). One hour
long and jammed with useful info. Eakes is very good on camera, too. 
DeCristoforo probably has an excellent book on this subject, too -- he
usually does!
	Good luck!
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I would suggest the following, in the order of importance.

1.  Safety equipment.  Table saws scare the hell out of me, so I use
whatever I can to increase the chances I will survive.  In particular,
OSHA goggles (for when the safety guard cannot be used), good ear muffs
(table saws produce enough noise to cause perm. hearing loss) and a good
set of push sticks, blocks, etc.

2.  A Dado set.  I have the stacked dado kind since they have a lower
chance of causing a kickback.  For a 10" saw, you probably do not need any
more than a 6" dado set.  If you do get the dado set, most saws require a
special plate.

3.  A molding set.  This is my latest gizmo.  It allows you to cut various
fancy edges and to do such things as floating panel frames.  A warning,
however.  The first time you turn the saw on with the molding set in
place, the saw will produce a sound which is likely to scare you into the
next county, even if you have ear protection on.

If other people have other suggestions, could you let me know (or just
post a summary to rec.woodworking).  Who knows what wonderful things I
haven't found out about!  :-).

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Blades, dado cutters, mouldinad cutter with selection of cutters
would be my suggestions in that order.
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My list would be
(in order of preference/usability):
dado blade (stacked or wobble).
molding head cutter.
sanding disk attachment.
 
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If he doesn't have a carbide blade I'd get one.  Lasts much longer.
Also consider a book on jigs and techniques.  
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Get him a dado blade set. Or a shaper blade set.
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I suggest the Grip-tite magnetic featherboard.  This is a
gadget which aids in safety and accuracy of rip cuts, by
holding the wood down and against the fence.  There are many
ways this can be done, but the magnet device is so quick and
easy that it is the only one I use.  It's available at the
bigger woodworking stores like Woodworker's Supply, and
at many retailers.  The table must be steel, of course.
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A Delta catalog   :-)

Seriously, perhaps you could get a set of those anti-kickback wheels
which fasten to the fence and prevent the wood from being hurled back
at him in case the blade binds.  (This is a safety item.)

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1.  Safety glasses, Hearing protectors.

2.  Push sticks (If you've got a Shopsmith/Woodworking Unlimited store 
    nearby they have a set of feather board/ pushblocks/push sticks that's
    nice, and they sell all that individually).

3.  If you want to spend money on a blade.  Usually you get a combination
    blade either with the saw (or it's the first one you buy), so a nice
    80 tooth balde (like the Freud) might be nice.

4.  A mobile base or caster set for the saw if available.

5.  Sears has some accessory kits consisting of like a Tapering jig, sanding
	disk and dado balde or some combination of those.
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John Federkins				Cellular Infrastructure Division
Motorola, Inc.				Arlington Heights, IL