Craftsman 137.375640 Operator's Manual page 17

POSITIVE S TOPLOCKING LEVER -
Locks themiter sawata preset p ositive
stopforthedesired miterangle.
SWITCH HANDLE - Theswitch
handle contains thetrigger s witchand
thelaseron/offswitch. T hebladeis
lowered intotheworkpiece b ypushing
downonthehandle. T hesawwill
return to itsupright p osition whenthe
handle is released.
WARNING LABELS - Read and
understand foryourownsafety. M ake
surealllabels arepresent o nmachine
andlegible.
WRENCH STORAGE - Convenient
storage to prevent m isplacing t heblade
wrench.
WOODWORKING TERMS
ARBOR - Theshaftonwhicha blade
is mounted.
BEVEL CUT - Ananglecutmade
through thefaceoftheworkpiece.
COMPOUND C UT- Anangled cut
toboththe
edge and face of a board,
most common use is with crown
molding.
CROSS CUT - A cut which runs across
the board perpendicular to the grain.
KICKBACK- Sudden and unintended
movement of the tool or workpiece. It is
typically caused by binding or pinching
of the workpiece.
MITER CUT - A miter is a type of joint
where the two parts to be joined are cut
at an angle, and typically the finished
joint forms a 90-degree angle.
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
blade tips, bent outward in opposite
directions to each other. The further
apart the tips are, the greater the set.
THIN-KERF BLADE - Thinner than
normal blades, remove less material,
smaller kerfs (between .065 in. and
.070 in.). Blade thinness also may
increase the heat generated while
cutting.
WORKPIECE - The wood being
cut. The surfaces of a workpiece are
commonly referred to as faces, ends
and edges.
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.
HEEL - Misalignment of the blade.
KERF - The width of a saw cut,
determined by the thickness and set of
the blade.
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