Table Saw

A table saw, also called a sawbench or bench saw in England, is a woodworking machine with a circular saw blade mounted on an arbor and driven by an electric motor through direct drive, a belt, a cable or gears. The motor sits beneath a table that supports the workpiece, usually wood, with the blade projecting up through the table's surface. Most modern table saws keep the table fixed and adjust the blade instead: raising or lowering it controls the depth of cut, and many models can also tilt the blade relative to the table for an angled cut; some older designs instead kept the blade fixed and adjusted the table's height and angle. A table saw is distinguished from other circular saws by the fact that the operator holds and guides the material being cut rather than moving the saw itself.