Craftsman 137.218073 Operator's Manual page 19

OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH –
Protects the motor if it overloads during
operation, provides a way to restart the
saw.
PUSH STICK – Used to push
workpieces when performing ripping
operations.
PUSH BLOCK – Used for ripping
operation when the workpiece is too
narrow to use a push stick. Always use
a push block for rip widths less than 2 in.
(50.8 mm).
RESAWING – Flipping material to
make a cut the saw is not capable of
making in one pass.
WARNING
!
Do not resaw material with this saw.
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.
RIVING KNIFE – A metal piece of the
guard assembly located behind and
in-line with the blade. Slightly thinner
than the saw blade, it helps keep the
kerf open and prevents kickback.
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.
TABLE INSERT – Insert that is
removed from the table to install /
remove blades. 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.
Leading edge
Kerf
Surface
Workpiece
NOTE: Blade guard assembly is
removed for purposes of illustration only.
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Saw blade path
Trailing
edge
Direction of
workpiece