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   * **The table saw is loud!** You must wear ear protection, and offer it to those around you before using the saw.
+====What Can I Use the Table Saw For?====
+The table saw is for cutting seasoned dimensional timber, or timber-based sheet materials such as ply or MDF.
+It should only be used to cut materials that can be held firmly against the bed and the fence without risk of slipping during the cut. This means the materials must have regular flat sides.
+You must never use the table saw for:
+  * Any other materials, such as plastic, resin, or metal.
+  * Irregularly-shaped pieces of timber (eg: tree branches, lathe blanks) that can't be held firmly against both the bed and fence.
+  * Fresh-cut, "green", or unseasoned timber.
+  * Stuff that doesn't fit in the saw.
+Table saws are designed for making rip cuts. A rip-cut is a cut along the length of a piece of timber (usually following the grain) guided by the fence. Rip Cutting is the standard usage for our saw, and covered in this induction.
+It is also possible to use the table saw to make other types of cuts, usually via an appropriate jig or sledge. These types of usage are not covered in detail this induction. **Please Note: You must __never__ use the table saw to make 'freehand' cuts or curved cuts!**
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