GBS PLTW

MakerSpace Safety Rules and Regulations Training

MakerSpace Table Saw Safety Quiz Review

Use the following outline to study for the MakerSpace Table Saw
Safety Quiz. This is only an outline. You are responsible for
knowing all information covered in class during instruction and
demonstrations.

REVISIT, REFLECT, AND STUDY!

1. Know all safety rules and regulations for operating a Table Saw. This
can include what to wear and how to manage what you are wearing when
operating the Table Saw.
2. Given an image of a piece of stock and an indication line of where you
are planning to cut, be able to determine what type of cut you would be
making if you were to follow the indication line with a Table Saw.
3. Given an image of a feature on the Table Saw, be able to name the
feature and identify the type of cut made with a Table Saw while using it.
4. Know the minimum spacing of a board when push sticks must be used
to rip a board.
5. Know when it is safe to make adjustments to a Table Saw.
6. Know when a blade guard may be removed when using a Table Saw.
7. Know the safety zone spacing on all sides of the Table Saw blade.
8. Know the recommended height that a Table Saw blade must be over
the height of the stock that you are cutting.
9. Know the angle that the Table Saw blade should remain in the
MakerSpace.
10.Know the path that should remain clear around the Table Saw and the
name of the occurrence that happens when stock is ejected from the Table
Saw.
11.Be able to determine what side of a measured line you should cut
along when a specific measured cut is desired. i.e.-Should you cut on the
side of the measured line on the scrap or keep side?
12.Know how to properly cut multiple parts with a Table Saw.

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MakerSpace Safety Rules and Regulations Training
MakerSpace Table Saw Safety Quiz Review
13.Be able to determine the appropriate time when reaching across the
path of a spinning Table Saw blade.
14.Be able to determine when it is ok to leave scraps, tools, and extra
parts on the Table Saw top.
15.Be able to determine where it is safe to wait to use the Table Saw if is
currently being used.
16.Be able to determine when it is safe to use a Table Saw freehanded
or freestyle.