Craftsman 10872 - Mini Circular Saw Operator's Manual page 12

Compound Miter Cut
A compound miter cut is a cut made using a miter angle and a bevel angle at the same
time.
Cross Cut
A cutting or shaping operation made across the grain of the work piece°
Bevel Cut
A cutting operation made with the blade at any angie other than 90 ° to the miter table.
Dado Cut
A non-through cut wllich produces a square-sided notch or trough in the workpiece
(requires special blade).
Chamfer Cut
A cut removing a wedge from a block of wood so the end (or part of the end) is angled at
other than 90 ° .
Ripping or Rip Cut
A cutting operation along the length of the workpiece,or cutting along the grain.
Freehand Cut
Performing a cut without using a fence, miter gauge, fixture, work clamp, or other proper
device to keep the workpiece from twisting or moving during the cut
Through Sawing
Any cutting operation where the blade extends completely through the thickness of the
workpiece.
Non-Through Cuts
Any cutting operation where the b_ade does not extend completely through the thickness
of the workpiece, like a dado cut.
Leading End (or Edge)
The end (edge) of the workpiece that the blade enters first
Kerr
The material removed by the blade in a through cut or the siot produced by the blade in
a non-through or partial cuL
Kickback
A hazard that can occur when the blade binds or stalls, throwing the saw back toward
operator_
Workptece or Material
The item on which the cutting operation is being done The surfaces of a workpiece are
commonly referred to as faces, ends and edges.
Gum
A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products.
Resin
A sticky, sap-based substance that has hardened.
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