Grizzly G0651 - Manual (Page 16)

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model g0651/g0652 (mfg. since 1/10)
the following is a list of common definitions, terms and phrases used throughout this manual as they relate
to this table saw and woodworking in general. Become familiar with these terms for assembling, adjusting
or operating this machine. your safety is
VERy important to us at grizzly!
ARBOR: a metal shaft extending from the drive
mechanism that is the mounting location for the
saw blade.
BEVEL EDGE cuT: a cut made with the blade
tilted to an angle between 0˚ and 45˚ to cut a bev-
eled edge onto a workpiece. refer to
page 45 for
more details.
BLADE GuARD ASSEMBLy: metal or plastic
safety device that mounts over the saw blade. its
function is to prevent the operator from coming
into contact with the saw blade. refer to
page 38
for more details.
cROSScuT: Cutting operation in which the
crosscut fence is used to cut across the shortest
width of the workpiece. refer to
page 44 for more
details.
DADO BLADE: Blade or set of blades that are
used to cut grooves and rabbets.
DADO cuT: Cutting operation that uses a dado
blade to cut a flat bottomed groove into the face
of the workpiece. refer to
page 45 for more
details.
FEAThERBOARD: safety device used to keep
the workpiece against the rip fence and against
the table surface. refer to
page 53 for more
details.
KERF: the resulting cut or gap in the workpiece
after the saw blade passes through during a cut-
ting operation.
KIcKBAcK: an event in which the workpiece is
propelled back towards the operator at a high rate
of speed.
NON-ThROuGh cuT: a cut in which the blade
does not cut through the top of the workpiece.
refer to
page 35 for more details.
pARALLEL: Being an equal distance apart at
every point along two given lines or planes (i.e.
the rip fence face is parallel to the face of the saw
blade).
pERpENDIcuLAR: lines or planes that intersect
and form right angles (i.e. the blade is perpendicu-
lar to the table surface).
puSh STIcK: safety device used to push the
workpiece through a cutting operation. used most
often when rip cutting thin workpieces. refer to
page 56 for more details.
RABBET: Cutting operation that creates an
l-shaped channel along the edge of the workpiece.
refer to
page 48 for more details.
RIp cuT: Cutting operation in which the rip fence
is used to cut across the widest width of the
workpiece. refer to
page 43 for more details.
RIVING KNIFE: metal plate located behind the
blade. it maintains the kerf opening in the wood
when performing a cutting operation. refer to
page 41 for more details.
SpREADER: metal plate located behind the
blade. maintains kerf opening in wood when
performing a cutting operation. acts as a barrier
behind blade to shield hands from being pulled
into the blade if a kickback occurs.
STRAIGhTEDGE: a tool used to check the flat-
ness, parallelism, or consistency of a surface(s).
ThIN KERF BLADE: a blade with a kerf or thick-
ness that is thinner than a standard blade cannot
be used on this saw.
ThROuGh cuT: a cut in which the blade cuts
completely through the workpiece (refer to
page
35).
Glossary of Terms