Terminology!

[longinthetooth]

When and how did a circular saw bench become a "table saw"? I suspect it's an Americanism.

A bandsaw has a table, a scrollsaw has a table ... so the term isn't very explicit.

I rest my case.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I thought a "table saw" was a saw that sat on a table or bench, whereas a circular saw had a cabinet or legs.

 

[Travis]

When and how did a circular saw bench become a "table saw"? I suspect it's an Americanism.
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I suspect you are right. I have been using that term for over 60 years and its too late to turn back now. Have a great day.

Travis

 

[Jelly]

When and how did a circular saw bench become a "table saw"? I suspect it's an Americanism.
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I suspect you are right. I have been using that term for over 60 years and its too late to turn back now. Have a great day.

Travis

I've always seen "table saw" as a term for a consumer "do it all" machine; Usually a full-blooded "circular sawing machine" can be further categorized as either a Dimension Saw (aka Horizontal Panel Saw; often with a scorer) for panels, Sawbench for ripping, or Circular Re-saw (usually with a power feed) for deeping.