C3lossary of terms, Glossary of terms – Craftsman 137.218030 User Manual
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C3LOSSARY OF TERMS
ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS - Prevents the workpiece
from being kicked upward or back toward the front of the
table saw by the spinning blade.
ARBOR - The shaft on which the blade or dado is
mounted.
OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH - Resets the
thermocouple and provides a way to restart the saw
motor if it overloads or overheats.
PUSH STICK - Special accessory that is used to push
workpieces when performing ripping operations.
BEVEL CUT - An angle cut made through the face of
the workpiece.
BLADE BEVEL SCALE - Measures the angle the blade
is tilted when set for a bevel cut.
BLADE ELEVATION HANDWHEEL - Raises and
lowers the blade.
BLADE GUARD - Clear plastic cover that positions
itself over the blade while cutting.
COMPOUND CUT - A simultaneous bevel and miter
cut.
CROSSCUT - A cut made across the width of the
workpiece.
DADO - Special cutting blades that are used to cut
grooves in a workpiece.
FREEHAND - Performing a cut without using a rip
fence, miter gauge, hold down or other proper device to
prevent the workpiece from twisting during the cutting
operation.
GUM - A sticky sap from wood products.
HEEL - Misalignment of the blade.
JAM NUT - Nut used to lock another nut in place on a
threaded rod or bolt.
KERF - The amount of material removed by the blade
cut.
MITER CUT - An angle cut made across the width of
the workpiece.
MITER GAUGE - A guide used for crosscutting
operations that slides in the table top channels (grooves)
located on either side of the blade, ft helps make
accurate straight or angle crosscuts.
RESIN - A sticky sap that has hardened.
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) - The number of
turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.
RIP FENCE-A guide used for rip cutting which allows
the workpiece to cut straight.
RIPPING - Cutting with the grain of the wood or along
the length of the workpiece.
SAW BLADE PATH - The area of the workpiece or
table top directly in line with the travel of the blade or the
part of the workpiece that will be cut.
SET - The distance between two saw blade tips, bent
outward in opposite directions to each other. The further
apart the tips are, the greater the set.
SPLITTER - Keeps the workpiece split apart after being
cut to prevent binding on the blade and workpiece.
TABLE INSERT - Metal insert that is removed from the
table to Install / remove blades. It is also removed for
dado cutting. When dado cutting, a dado insert plate
must be used.
THROUGH- SAWING - Making a cut completely
through the length or width of a workpiece.
WORKPIECE - Material to be cut.