Glossary Of Terms For Woodworking; Whenever Saw Is Running - Craftsman 113.244513 Owner's Manual

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2.
Make sure
the
blade
teeth point
downward
toward the table.
3.
Make sure
the blade tracking guides
and
thrust bearings are properly adjusted.
4.
Always check
and
correctly adjust
blade
tension.
i.
To
avoid
accidental blade contact, minimize blade
breakage
and provide maximum blade support.
1.
Always adjust
the
upper blade
guide
and
blade
guard
to just clear the workpiece.
2.
Plan
your hand placement so your fingers
will
not be where a
sudden slip could cause them
to
hit
the
blade.
j.
Make sure
all clamps and knobs are tight
and
there is no excessive play in any parts.
k.
To
avoid
an electrical shock, make sure your
fin-
gers
do not touch the metal prongs
on the plug
when installing or
removing
the plug to or
from
a
live outlet.
l.
Never
turn your band saw "ON" before clearing
everything except
the
workpiece and related feed
or support devices off the table.
WHENEVER SAW IS RUNNING
WARNING: DO
NOT
ALLOW FAMILIARITY (GAINED
FROM FREQUENT USE OF YOUR BAND SAW)
TO
CAUSE
A
CARELESS MISTAKE. ALWAYS
RE-
MEMBER
THAT
A CARELESS FRACTION OF A SEC-
OND IS SUFFICIENT TO INFLICT SEVERE INJURY.
lf
your saw makes an unfamiliar noise
or if
it
vibrates excessively, stop immediately. Turn the
saw
off
.
Remove switch key and unplug the
saw.
Do not restart until finding and
correcting
the
problem.
Avoid awkward hand oositions where
a
sudden
slip could cause
a
hand to move into the blade.
Feed
the workpiece only fast enough to let
the
blade
cut without bogging down or
binding.
Before
freeing jammed material. turn
saw
off .
Re-
move switch
key Remove plug
from
power
source outlet. Wait
for all moving parts to
stop.
When backing up the workpiece, the blade
may
bind in
the kerf (cut) Thrs is
usually
caused
by
sawdust
clogging up the kerf or
because the
blade comes out of the
gurdes
lf
this happens:
1.
Turn saw
off.
2.
Unplug
saw.
3.
Remove switch
key.
4.
Wait
for all moving parts to
stoo
5.
Remove
band saw
cover.
6.
Stick
a flat blade screwdriver or wedqe
into
the
kerf.
7.
Iurn
the upper wheel by hand using
your palm
while backing up the workpiece.
Before removing loose pieces
f
rom the
table.
turn
saw off and wait for all moving parts
to
stop.
To
avoid injury
from untested or improper acces-
sories, use only
Recommended Accessories
listed on the Accessory page of this manual.
Push Stick
A device used
to feed the workpiece through the
saw
during narrow ripping type operations
so
the operator's
hands
are kept well away from
the
blade.
Resaw
A
cutting operation to reduce the thickness
of
the work-
piece to
make
thinner pieces.
Resin
A sticky, sap-based substance that has dried.
Ripping
A
cutting operation along the length of the workpiece.
Sawblade Path
The area of the worktable or workpiece directly in
line
with the saw
blade.
Set
The
distance
the tio of the saw
blade
tooth
is
bent
outward
from the face of the
blade.
Trailing
End
The workpiece end last cut by the saw blade
Workpiece
The item on which the cutting operation is being
per-
formed.
The surfaces of
a
workpiece
are
commonly
y/
referred
to
as
faces, ends, and edges
Worktable
The surface on
which the workpiece rests
while perform-
ing a cutting operation.
glossary of terms for woodworking
Beveling
An
angle cutting operation through the face
of
the board.
Crosscut
A
cutting operation made across
the width
of
the
workpiece.
Compound Cutting
A
simultaneous bevel and miter cutting operation.
FPM
Feet
per minute. Used in
reference
to
surface speed
of
blade.
Freehand
(as used for
band saw)
Performing a cut without
the workpiece properly
sup-
oorted on the work table.
Gum
A sticky,
sap-based residue from wood products.
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.
Leading
End
The end of the
workpiece which
is pushed into
the
cutting tool first.
Mitering
An angle cutting operation made across the width
of
the workpiece.