Grizzly G0461 - Manual (Page 13)

G0460/G0461 12" Sliding Table Saw
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The following is a list of common definitions, terms and phrases used throughout this manual. 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 on which the saw blade is mount-
ed.
Bevel Edge Cut: Tilting the arbor and saw blade
to an angle between 0° and 45° to cut a bev-
eled edge onto a workpiece.
Blade Guard: Metal or plastic safety device that
mounts over the saw blade to reduce the risk
of the accidental operator contact with the saw
blade.
Crosscut: Cutting operation in which the cross-
cut fence is used to cut across the shortest
width of the workpiece.
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.
Featherboard: Safety device used to keep the
workpiece against the rip fence and against the
table surface.
Kerf: The cut or gap in the workpiece after the
saw blade cuts through it.
Kickback: When the workpiece is propelled back
towards the operator at a high rate of speed.
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).
Non-Through Cut: A sawing operation that
requires the removal of the blade guard and
riving knife. Dado and rabbet cuts are con-
sidered Non-Through Cuts because the blade
does not protrude above the top face of the
wood stock. Deep Non-Through Cuts must be
made with multiple, light passes to reduce the
risk of kickback. Always remember to re-install
the blade guard and riving knife after perform-
ing a non-through cut.
Perpendicular: Lines or planes that intersect
and form right angles (i.e. the blade is perpen-
dicular to the table surface).
Push Stick: Safety device used to push the
workpiece through a cutting operation, while
keeping the operator's hands away from the
blade. Used most often when rip cutting thin
workpieces.
Rabbet: Cutting operation that creates an L-
shaped channel along the edge of the
workpiece.
Riving Knife (Splitter): Metal plate located
behind the blade that maintains the kerf open-
ing in the wood during a cut.
Straightedge: A tool used to check the flatness,
parallelism, or consistency of a surface(s).
Through Cut: A sawing operation in which the
workpiece is completely sawn through.
Rip Cut: Cutting operation in which the rip fence
is used to cut across the widest width of the
workpiece.
Glossary of Terms