Verify Blade Plumb

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After unplugging the saw, use a speed square to verify that the saw blade is perfectly perpendicular (plumb) to the table saw's surface. Place the speed square against the blade and the table, ensuring there are no gaps. If the blade is not plumb, it will result in angled cuts even when attempting a straight 90-degree cut. Adjust the blade's tilt mechanism if necessary (though the video does not show the adjustment process, it implies it).

Goal: Ensure the saw blade is perpendicular to the table surface.

Tools and materials

Speed Square — Checking the perpendicularity (plumb) of the saw blade to the table
Table Saw RIDGID — The tool whose blade is being checked

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Hey, did you know that table saws are responsible for 35,000 injuries a year? Here's how to set one up correctly the first time. First things first, you want to check and make sure that your saw blade is plumb. That looks perfect. Next, you want to determine what kind of cut you're going to be doing. Are you going to be doing a rip cut where you go with the grain or a cross cut where you go against the grain? You want to set the height of your blade. So, mine is controlled down here by this

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