I’ll be honest: I’m not especially keen on making crosscuts with a table saw . The Dangers of Using Table Saws for CrosscutsThere are essentially three unsafe scenarios that might occur while crosscutting with a table saw. While using a table saw, my miter saw is always within close reach, and I set up both saws to share the same . I’ll do all my rips on the table saw and my cuts—or crosscuts—using the miter. I strongly encourage you to consider a setup like mine if you’re making crosscuts with your table saw.