Editing Table saw (section)

===Cabinet===
Cabinet table saws are heavy ({{convert|600|-|900|lb|kg|-1|disp=sqbr}}), using large amounts of cast iron and steel, to minimize vibration and increase accuracy.

A cabinet saw is characterized by having an enclosed base. Cabinet saws usually have [[induction motors]] in the {{cvt|3 to 5|hp|adj=on}} range, single-phase, but motors in the {{cvt|5 to 7.5|hp|adj=on}} range, three-phase, are common in commercial/industrial sites. For home use, this type of motor typically requires that a heavy-duty circuit be installed. The motor is enclosed within the cabinet and drives the blade with one or more parallel V-belts, often "A" belts as "A" belts may be ganged without having to be specially selected (otherwise, specially selected sets of light-duty "4L" belts are used). Cabinet saws offer the following advantages over contractor saws: heavier construction for lower vibration and increased durability; a cabinet-mounted trunnion (the mechanism that incorporates the saw blade mount and allows for height and tilt adjustment); improved dust collection due to the totally enclosed cabinet and common incorporation of a dust collection port. Cabinet saws are designed for, and are capable of very high duty-cycles, such as are encountered in commercial/industrial applications. Where some of the advantages of a cabinet saw are desired in a home shop application, so-called "hybrid" saws have emerged to address this need.

Cabinet saws have an easily replaceable insert around the blade in the table top allowing the use of zero-clearance inserts, which greatly reduce tear out on the bottom of the workpiece. It is common for this type of saw to be equipped with a table extension that increases ripping capacity for sheet goods to {{convert|50|in|m}}. These saws are characterized by a cast iron top on a full-length steel base, generally square in section, with radiused corners. Two {{convert|3/4|in||adj=mid|-wide}} miter slots ({{convert|1|in|disp=sqbr}} wide on the largest saws) are located parallel to the blade, one to the left of the blade and one to the right.

American-style cabinet saws generally follow the model of the [[Delta Machinery|Delta]] Unisaw, a design that has evolved since 1939.<ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=2265407|title=Tilting arbor saw|gdate=1941-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wiki.vintagemachinery.org/UnisawTypeStudy.ashx|title=Unisaw Type Study - VintageMachinery.org Knowledge Base (Wiki)|website=wiki.vintagemachinery.org|access-date=2017-06-22}}</ref> Saws of this general type are made in the US, Canada, Taiwan and China. The most common type of rip fence mounted to this type of saw is characterized by the standard model made by Biesemeyer (now a subsidiary of Delta). It has a sturdy, steel T-type fence mounted to a steel rail at the front of the saw and replaceable laminate faces. American cabinet saws are normally designed to accept a {{convert|13/16|in||adj=mid|-wide}} stacked [[Dado set|dado blade]] in addition to a standard saw blade. The most common size of blade is {{convert|10|in}} in diameter with a blade arbor diameter of {{convert|5/8|in}}, but {{convert|12 or 14|in}} in diameter with a blade arbor diameter of {{convert|1|in}} are found in commercial/industrial sites. American saws normally include an anti-kickback device that incorporates a splitter or [[riving knife]], toothed anti-kickback pawls, and a clear plastic blade cover.  The saw blade can tilt to either the left side or right side of the saw, depending on the model of saw. The original Delta Unisaw and early cabinet saws based on it are all right-tilt units while newer Delta Unisaws and many competitive cabinet saws made after 2000 are left-tilt saws. The change to left-tilt was due to a lower perceived propensity for the cut piece to become trapped between the rip fence and blade and kick back when the blade tilts away from the rip fence (left-tilt saw) versus towards the rip fence (right-tilt saw.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronin-group.org/shop_table_saw_tilt.html|title=RG - Workshop : Table Saw Blade Tilt|website=www.ronin-group.org}}</ref>
 
While conceptually simple in design, these saws are highly evolved and are capable of efficient, high volume, precision work.