Glossary Of Terms - Craftsman 315.212350 Operator's Manual

Anti-Rlcld_aok Pawls Irad_al arm and table saws)
A devisewh)ch, when propertyInatalledand ma)ntalned,
is designed to stop the workpiece from being kicked back
toward the front of the saw during a rippingoperation.
A.Vbor
The shaft on which a blade or cutting tool Is mounted.
Bevel Cut
A eating operation made wlth the blade at any angle
other than 90" to the table surface.
Chamfer
A cut removinga wedge from a block so the end (or part
of the and) is angled rather than at 90°,
Compound Cut
A crosscut made with both a miter and a bevel angle.
Crosscut
A cutting or shaping operation made across the grain or
the width of the workplace.
Cutter Head (planers and jointers|
A rotatingpiece of adju_able blades. 3"hecutter head
removes matedal from the workplece.
Dado Cut
A non-through cut which producesa squara-sided notch
or trough in the workpiece (requiresa specialblade).
Featherboard
A device used to help controlthe workpiese by guidtngit
securelyagainst the table or fence dudng any dpplng
operation.
FPM or SPM
Feet per minute (or strokes per minute),used in reference
to blade movement.
Freehand
Performinga cut without the workplace being guided by a
fence, miter gauge, or other aids.
Gum
A stickT,sap-based residue from wood products.
Heel
A_ignmentofthe blade to the fence.
Karl
The matedal removed by the blade in a through cut or the
slot produced by the blade in a non-throughor partial cut.
Kickback
A hazard that can occur when the blade binds or stalls,
throwing the workpiece back toward operator.
Leading End
The end of the workplace pushed into the tool first.
Miter Cut
A eating operation made with the workplece at any angle
to the blade other than 90 °.
Non-Through Cuts
Any cutting operationwhere the blade does not extend
completelythroughthe thickness of the workplace.
Push Blocks and Push Sticks
Devices used to feed the workpiece throughthe saw
blade dudngcutting operations.A pushstick (not a push
block)should be used for narrow dpping operations.
Thsea aids he_pkee_ the operator'e hands we_laway from
the blade.
Pilot Hole (drill presses)
A srnali hole drilled in a workpiece that se_ea ee a guide
for ddlllng large holes accurately.
Reeaw
A cu'_ng opera,ton to rnduP_e'_he th_c_nees of the word-
piece to make thinner pLecas.
Resin
A sticky, esp-based substance that has hardened.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
The n'_mberof'_rnscompleted by a spinningobjeclin
one minute.
Ripping or Rip Cut
A cutting operation along the length of the wor_p'_aca.
Riving Knife (table saws)
Also known as a spreader or splitter.A metal piece, slight-
I_J thinner than the saw blade, which helps keep "thekeff
open and also helps to preventkickback.
Saw Blade Path
The area over,under,behind, or in front of the blade. As
It applies to the workplece, that area which will be or has
been cut by the blade.
Set
The distance that the tip of the saw blade tooth Is bent (or
set) outward from the face of the blade.
Snipe (planers)
Depression made at either end of a workplace by cutter
blades when the workpiece is not properly supported.
Throw-Back
The throwing back of a workplace usually caused by the
workpieca being dropped into the blade or being placed
inadvertectiy incontact with the blade.
Through _dng
Any cut_r_ operaUon where the blade extends comp_tsty
through the thickness of the workpiece.
Workptece or Material
The item on which the oparaUon is being done.
Worktable
Surlzca where the w_rkpleca rests while performing a
cutting, drilling, planing, or sanding operation.
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