Craftsman 137.212290 - Manual (Page 9)

GLOSSARY OF TERM
COMPOUND MITER SAW TERMS
ARBOR LOCK - Allows the user to keep the blade
from rotating while tightening or loosening the arbor bolt
during biade replacement or removal.
BASE - Supports the table, holds accessories and
allows for workbench or teg set mounting.
BEVEL LOCKING HANDLE - Locks the miter saw at a
desired bevel angle.
BEVEL SCALE - To measure the bevel angle of the
saw blade 0° to 45° left.
COVER PLATE SCREW - Loosen this screw and rotate
the plate for access to the blade arbor bolt.
FENCE -- Helps to keep the workpiece from moving
when sawing. Scaled to assist with accurate cutting.
HAND HOLD - For moving the saw when unplugged.
ON/OFF TRIGGER SWITCH - To start the tool,
squeeze the trigger. Release the trigger to turn off the
miter saw.
LOWER BLADE GUARD - Helps protect your hands
from the blade in the raised position, it retracts as the
biade is towered.
MITER HANDLE - Use to lock and unlock the miter
table, and to rotate the saw to a right or left cutting
position.
MITER SCALE - Measures the miter angle 0° to 45° left
and right.
POSITIVE STOP LOCKING LEVER With the miter
handle, locks the miter saw at a preset positive stop for
the desired miter angle.
MOUNTING HOLES - To mount the miter saw to a
stable surface.
STOP LATCH ”■ Locks the miter saw in the lowered
position for compact storage and transportation.
SWITCH HANDLE ”■ The cutting head handle contains
the trigger switch. The blade is lowered into the
workpiece by pushing down on the handle. The saw will
return to its upright position when the handle is released.
WARNING LABELS - Read and understand for your
own safety. Make sure ai labels are present on machine
and legible.
WRENCH STORAGE - Convenient storage to prevent
misplacing the blade wrench.
WOODWORKING TERMS
ARBOR - The shaft on which a biade is mounted.
BEVEL CUT - An angle cut made through the face of
the workpiece.
COMPOUND CUT ”■ A simultaneous bevel and miter
cut.
CROSS CUT - A cut made across the width of the
workpiece.
FREEHAND ”■ Performing a cut without using a fence
(guide), hold down or other proper device to prevent the
workpiece from twisting during the cutting operation.
GUM - A sticky s-ap from wood products.
HEEL ”■ Misalignment of the blade.
KERF - The amount of material removed by biade cut.
MITER CUT - An angle cut made across the width of
the workpiece.
RESIN “ A sticky sap that has hardened.
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) - The number of
turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.
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 which will be cut.
SET ”■ The distance between two saw biade tips, bent
outward in opposite directions to each other. The further
apart the tips are, the greater the set.
WORKPIECE - The item being cut. The surfaces of a
workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and
edges.