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GLOSSARY OF WOODWORKING TERMS
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Spindle: The revolving shaft on which a blade or cutting tool is mounted.
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Spindle Lock: Allows the user to stop the blade from rotating while tightening or loosening the blade
screw during blade replacement or removal.
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Bevel Cut: A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90° to the mitre table.
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Chamfer Cut: A cut removing a wedge from a block of wood so the end (or part of the end) is angled
other than at 90°.
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Compound Mitre Cut: A cut made using both a mitre angle and a bevel angle at the same time.
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Crosscut: A cutting operation made across the grain of the workpiece.
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Freehand Cut: Performing a cut without using a fence, mitre gauge, fixture, work clamp, or other
proper device to keep the workpiece from twisting or moving during the cut. Do not perform any
operation freehand. Use a clamp or vice wherever possible.
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Kerf: The material removed by the blade in a through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a non-
through or partial cut.
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Kickback: A hazard that can occur when the blade binds or stalls, throwing the workpiece back
toward the operator.
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Mitre Cut: A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90° to the fence.
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No-Hands Zone: The area between the marked lines on the left and right side of the mitre-table base.
This zone is identified by No-Hands Zone symbols inside the lines marked on the mitre table base.
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Non-through Cut: Any cutting operation where the blade does not extend completely through the
thickness of the workpiece.
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Revolutions Per Minute (RPM): The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.
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Saw Blade Path: The area over, under, behind or in front of the blade, as it applies to the workpiece;
the area that will be or has been cut by the blade.
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Set: The distance that the saw blade tooth is bent (or set) outward from the face of the blade.
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Throat Plate: A plate inserted in the mitre saw's table that allows for blade clearance.
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Through Sawing: Any cutting operation where the blade extends completely through the thickness of
the workpiece.
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Workpiece 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.
WARNING ICONS
Some of the following symbols may be used on this tool. Please study them and learn their meaning. Proper
interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the tool better and more safely.
SYMBOL
NAME
Read the Instruction Manual
To reduce the risk of injury, user must read instruction manual
Wear hearing protection
Always wear hearing/eye/breathing protection when operating
Wear eye protection
this product
Wear breathing protection
Warning symbol
Alerts user to warning messages
This symbol designates that this tool is listed by UL, to
Safety certification
Canadian Standards
89RM
E205893
Warning symbol
Never place hands near the cutting area
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DESIGNATION / EXPLANATION
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