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The article mentions several table saws including Bosch 4100DG-09 tablesaw from Bosch Corp., Craftsman 315.218291 from Craftsman Co. Inc., and Dewalt DW 745 from Dewalt Inc. INSET: CRAFTSMAN: A Good Saw With a Lousy Switch.

The article offers step-by-step instructions on making wood cabinets. It provides information about the materials and tools that are needed, how to assemble the panels, how to make wooden drawers and offers information on installing the drawer slides in order to make these drawer slides fit on the case bottom and drawer rails, how to use the proper hardware and how to use sanding in order to get the best possible finish and gives further information about the type of glue to be used in order to maintain the quality of cabinets.

Evaluates several thickness planers. Makita 2012 NB; Delta 22-580; Ridgid TP 1300.

The article evaluates several circular saws including products from Bosch Ltd., Black & Decker Corp. and Dewalt.

The article presents information related to power sanders. There's only one reason to buy a power sander. It's a whole lot faster than doing the job by hand. Although sanders are designed to make wood smooth, they actually do it by making wood uniformly rough: scratching the surface with abrasive grit in a series of finer and finer steps. Belt sanders are to hand sanding what circular saws are to hand sawing--they take a linear, reciprocating motion and make it circular and continuous. Standard orbital sanders have a square sanding pad that's connected to the motor by an eccentric shaft. Random-orbit sanders install a round pad and allow the disc to spin freely as well as orbit.

The article presents how saw blades work and offers tips on choosing the right saw. Topics include types of blades including band-saw blade, bayonet-style blade, and circular blade, types of cutting motions including rotating, reciprocating, and orbital, and ways to cut a board including ripping, crosscutting, and mitering.

The article reports on the development of Aportable circular saw. The default tool and one that every manufacturer makes is the 7¼-in. model. This number designates the diameter of the blade that the tool holds. This model is the most popular because it can cut through 1½-inch thick lumber in a single pass — at 90° and when the foot is tilted, at 45°. Unlike the other basic power tool that everyone should have, the portable electric drill, there aren't many accessories available for a circular saw.

The article presents information on various types of marking tools. It informs that the No. 2 Pencil marks fine lines on softwood and light-colored hardwood for building furniture, cutting trim. Carpenter's pencil marks reasonably dry construction lumber. The article also informs about marking knife which cuts a very fine line into lumber for furniture construction.

The article evaluates several carpentry tools including a measuring-tape, a mechanical carpenter's pencil and an angle-dividing protractor.

The article presents information on the Craftsman's Professional 10-in. Portable Table Saw. It weighs 126-pound, and has a 15-amp powerhouse with a folding stand and built-in handles, so that one can roll it around like a fully loaded hand truck. The aluminum rails slide to the right as well as to the left of the 36-tooth carbide blade, making it more versatile than traditional table saws, which only extend to the right. When the unit is folded, with its blades, cord, rip fence and other parts stored on board, it has a garage-friendly footprint of 2.3 x 2.2 ft.

Evaluates the circular saw Blade Runner. Utility of the saw's pivoting handle; Benefits of 60-degree angle of handle rotation. Price of the saw.

A job site table saw should incorporate features that you would like to have on a stationary machine, yet still be fully portable. The Craftsman Job Site saw has a 15.5-amp universal motor powering a 10-in. blade. The saw rests on a collapsible steel stand with 5-in.-dia. hard rubber wheels. Pull out the retractable handle and roll the 90-pound saw where you need to go.

The Craftsman Processional 10-inch Tilting Head Band Saw combines time-tested features such as a tilting head with modem conveniences like an impeller-driven debris removal system that ejects dust into a bag. To set it for angle cutting, users should disengage a locking handle on the right side of the saw and turn the machine's crank. Read the blade angle on the scale at the front of the machine.