Editing Table saw (section)

===Sliding===

A sliding table saw, also called a European cabinet saw or panel saw, is a variation on the traditional cabinet saw. They are generally used to cut large panels and sheet goods, such as plywood or MDF. Sliding table saws have a sliding table on the left side of the blade, usually attached to a folding arm mounted under the table, that is used for cross cutting and ripping larger materials. Sliding table saws are the largest type of table saw, and are mostly used by large production cabinet shops. Most saws use 3–5, or even 7hp three- phase induction motors. Sliding table saws usually incorporate a [[riving knife]] to prevent kickback from occurring.

Sliding saws sometimes offer a scoring blade, which is a second, smaller diameter blade mounted in front of the regular saw blade. The scoring blade helps reduce splintering the lower face in certain types of stock, especially laminated stock. European models are sometimes available in multi-purpose tool configurations ([[Combination machine]]) that offer [[jointer]], [[thickness planer|planer]], [[Wood shaper|shaper]](Spindle moulder in Europe) or boring features. The blade arbor typically has a diameter of 30&nbsp;mm, around twice that of a US saw. Many American woodworkers are likely to use a dado stack or wobble dado to cut [[dado (joinery)|dados]] (square sectioned grooves), while most European woodworkers would use a shaper or a router table for this task.

In recent years, European-style sliding table saws have had a small following in North America. They are usually either imported from European manufacturers such as Felder and its subsidiaries, Altendorf and Robland, Taiwanese companies such as [[Grizzly Industrial]], or sold directly by U.S. based-companies such as [[Houdaille Industries|Powermatic]].
[[File:Sega_circolare.jpg|thumb|A European sliding table saw]]