Mastering Woodworking Machines

If you have invested in woodworking machines, you want and need to get the most out of them. In Mastering Woodworking Machines, Mark Duginske shows you how to choose, set up, and tune your machine for safety, precision, and efficiency. His common-sense techniques will help you avoid frustrating mistakes and put you in complete control of your woodworking projects.

Duginskes systematic approach picks up where owners manuals leave off, and it applies to all brands and makes of machinery. Youll also learn how to prepare stock effectively and how to produce the joints and cabinet parts you need without any expensive add-on jigs. Whatever you want to make in your shop, youll work more efficiently with Duginske at your elbow.

Table-saw design
Table-saw anatomy
Tuning the table saw
Safety equipment
Using the rip fence
Using the miter gauge

CHAPTER 2: The Radial-Arm Saw

Radial-arm-saw design
Radial-arm-saw anatomy
General maintenance
Tuning the radial-arm saw
Using the radial-arm saw
Alternatives to the radial-arm saw

CHAPTER 3: The Bandsaw

Bandsaw design
Bandsaw anatomy
Tuning the bandsaw
Using the bandsaw

CHAPTER 4: The Jointer and the Planer

Jointer design
Tuning the jointer
Planer design
Tuning the planer

CHAPTER 5: The Drill Press

Drill-press design
Drill-press anatomy
Tuning the drill press
Using the drill press

CHAPTER 6: The Router and the Shaper

Router design
Router anatomy
Tuning the router
Shaper design
Shaper anatomy
Tuning the shaper
Shaper safety
Using the shaper

CHAPTER 7: Stock Preparation

The nature of wood
Machining stock

CHAPTER 8: Joinery

Shopmade joinery jigs
Mortise-and-tenon joints
Dovetail joints
Other woodworking joints

Index