Editing Table saw (section)

{{Short description|Woodworking tool}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox tool
| name           = Table saw
| image          = File:SawStop.jpg
| image size     = 200px
| caption        = A cabinet table saw, equipped for cutting large pieces of sheet stock in the direction of the wood's grain (also known as ripping)
| other_name     = Sawbench
| classification = [[Power tool]]
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| manufacturer   = [[Delta Machinery|Delta]], [[Crown]], [[Yato]], [[SawStop]], [[Milwaukee]], [[Skilsaw]],  [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]], [[Makita]], [[Ryobi]], [[Stanley Black & Decker|Black & Decker]]/[[DeWalt]], among others
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[[File:Table saw cutting wood at an angle, by BarelyFitz.jpg|thumb|200px|The blade of a table saw cutting into wood]]

A '''table saw''' (also known as a '''sawbench'''  or '''bench saw''' in England) is a [[woodworking]] [[tool]], consisting of a [[circular saw]] blade, mounted on an [[mandrel|arbor]], that is driven by an [[electric motor]] (directly, by belt, by cable, or by gears). The drive mechanism is mounted below a table that provides support for the material, usually [[wood]], being cut, with the blade protruding up through the table into the material.

In most modern table saws, the table is fixed and the blade position can be adjusted. Moving the blade up or down affects the depth of the cut by controlling how much of the blade is protruding above the table surface. Many saws also have an adjustable angle, where the blade can be tilted relative to the table. Some earlier saws instead had a fixed blade and the table could be adjusted for height (exposure of blade) and angle relative to the blade.