Glossary Of Woodworking Terms - MasterCraft 55-6863-0 Operating Manual

GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR WOODWORKING
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Arbour: The revolving shaft on which a blade or cutting tool is mounted.
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Arbour Lock: Allows the user to stop the blade from rotating while tightening or
loosening the arbour 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 at other than 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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Cross cut: A cutting operation made across the grain of the work piece.
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Flange: A ring or collar on the end of a spindle or arbour that permits other
objects, such as a blade, to be attached to it.
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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 work piece from twisting or moving
during the cut. Do not perform any operation free-hand. Use a clamp or vise
wherever possible.
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Gum: A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products.
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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
work piece back toward 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
marked lines on the mitre table base.
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Non-Through Cuts: Any cutting operation where the blade does not extend
completely through the thickness of the work piece.
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Resin: A sticky, sap-based substance that has hardened.
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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 work piece; that area which 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 work piece.
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Work Piece or Material: The item on which the cutting operation is being done.
The surfaces of a work piece are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and
edges.
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