As long as you have a table saw the heart of any woodshop then you can get by.
Can you use a table saw as a jointer.
Make a jointer jig for the tablesaw.
If you have limited space or funds make one tool into other tools.
To make this cut move the rip fence to the left side of the saw blade.
With the help of a simple shop made jig you can be jointing on the table saw.
The infeed side must be a blade s width short of this point.
Even if you own a jointer jointing on the tables saw is a handy technique to know about.
Jointing on a table saw.
In fact all you need to do is construct a jointer jig which pushes your lumber close enough to the saw s blade to shave off slivers giving it beautifully flat and squared edges.
The outfeed side must be perfectly even with the saw blade.
Just like a jointer the table saw setup requires an infeed and an outfeed side.
Quite simply there are more versatile tools that are your first priority when putting together a woodworking shop.
Build a simple table saw jointer jig that will give you the clean straight edges necessary to do glue ups and make other tight fitting joints.
You don t need a jointer to get a straight square edge on a board.
The fence works on the same principle as a jointer.
It doesn t require modifying the components of your table saw in any way.
An l shaped auxiliary fence makes it easy to joint a board on a table saw see photo at right.