Additional Safety Instructions For; Crosscut Type Cuts; Glossary Of Terms For Woodworking - Sears Craftsman 113.221770 Owner's Manual

• Alwaysuse featherboards for any nonthru rip type
cuts.
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4-1/2 _ 5 -"-I Featherboard
• To avoid kickbacks and slips into the blade make sure
the rip fence is parallel to the sawblade.
o Before fhru-sawing, check the anti-kickback pawls.
(See "Basic Saw Operation - Using The Rip Fence."
The pawls must stop a kickback once it has started.
Replace or sharpen anti-kickback pawls when points
become dul!,
• Plastic and composition (like hardboard) materials may
be cut on your saw. However. since these are usually
quite hard and slippery, the anti-kickback pawls may
not stop a kickback. Therefore, be especially careful in
your setup and cutting procedures.
When thru-sawing.
o To avoid kickbacks and slips into the blade, always
push forward on the section of the workpiece between
the sawbtade and the rip fence, Never push forward on
the piece being cut off.
Additional Safety Instructions For
Crosscut Type Cuts
Before starting.
• Never use the rip fence when crosscutting.
o An auxilia_, wood facing attached to the miter gauge can
help prevent workpiece twisting and throwbacks. Attach it
to the holes provided. Make the facing long enough and
big enough to support your work. Make sure. however, it
will not interfere with the sawblade guard_
- Use jigs or fixtures to hetp hold any piece too small to
extend across the full length of the miter gauge face
during the cut. This lets you properly hold the miter
gauge and workpiece and helps keep your hands
away from the blade,
When cutting.
-To avoid blade contact, always hold the miler gauge as
shown in "Basic Saw Operations - Using The Miler Gauge
Glossary of Terms for Woodworking
Anti-Kickback Pawls (AKP)
Device which, when properly maintained, is designed to
stop the workpiece from being kicked back at the opera-
tor during ripping operation.
Arbor
The shaft on which a cutting tool is mounted.
Bevel Cut
An angle cutting operation made through the face of the
workpiece.
Compound Cut
A simultaneous bevel and miter crosscutting operation.
Crosscut
A cutting operation made across the width of the work-
piece.
Dado
A non thru cut which produces a square sided notch or
trough in the workpiece.
Featherboard
A device which can help guide workpieces during rip type
operation.
Freehand
Performing a cut without the use of fence (guide), miter
gauge, fixture, hold down or other proper device to pre-
vent the workpiece from twisting during the cutting opera-
tion. Twisting of the workpiece can cause it to be thrown.
Gum
A sticky, sap based residue from wood products.
Heel
Misalignment of the sawblade such that the blade is not
parallel to the miter gauge groove.
Kerr
The amount of material removed by the blade in a
through cut. Also the slot produced by the blade in a non-
through or padial cut
Kickback
An uncontrolled grabbing and throwing of the workp_ece
back toward the front of the saw,
Leading End
The end of the workpiece which, during a rip type opera-
tion. is pushed into the cutting tool first.
Miter Cut
An angle cutting operation made across the width of the
workpiece.
Molding
A non through cut which produces a special shape in the
workpiece used for joining or decoration.
Push Stick
A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw
during narrow ripping type operations. The push stick
helps keep the operator's hands well away from the
blade.
Push Block
A device used for npping type operations too narrow to
a!low use of a push stick
Rabbet
A notch in the edge of a workpiece.
Resin
A sticky, sap based substance that has hardened.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
The number of turns completed by a spinning object in
one minute.