I am purchasing a table saw and find there are left and right tilt saws.
Does the Right tilt refer to the blade or the direction the motor swings?
What are the benefits to Right or Left??
Thank you for your time
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The tilt direction refers to the way the blade that is above the table tilts. On a left tilt saw, the top edge of the blade will go to the left as you move the blade away from the vertical position.
For a few different safety reasons you always want to tilt the blade away from the fence when making a rip cut with the blade tilted. Since most woodworkers normally use their rip fence to the right of the blade, and side tables are almost always on that side, left tilt saws are preferred by the majority of woodworkers and I would recommend that type of saw for you unless you are one of those rare woodworkers who prefers setting up their saw with the rip fence on the left side of the blade.
Many saws these days are only made in left tilt versions so you will be limited in your choices for right tilt saws and you will probably find that a left tilt saw will be worth more in the market if you ever try to sell it in the future.
John White
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