Craftsman TABLE SAW 315.22831 Owner's Manual page 8

Anti-Kickback Pawls
Toothed safety devices behind the blade designed to
stop a workpiece from being kicked back at the
operator during a rippingoperation.
Arbor
The shaft on which a blade or cutting tool is mounted.
Bevel Cut
A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle
other than 90" to the saw table.
Compound Cut
A cut with both a miter angle and a bevel angle.
Crosscut
A cuttingoperation made across the grain or the width
of the workpiece.
Dsdo
A non-throughcut that gives a square notch or trough;
requires a special blade.
Featherboard
A device to help guide workpieces during ripcuts.
Freehand (for table saw)
Dangerous practice of making s cut without using dp
or miter fences. See Safety Rules.
Gum
A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products.
Heel
Alignment of the blade.
Kerf
The material removed by the blade in a through cut or
the slot produced by the blade in a non-throughcut.
Kickback
A hazard that can occur when blade binds or stalls,
throwingworkpiece back toward operator.
Leading End
The end of the workpiece pushed into the cutting tool
first.
Miter Cut
A cutting operation made with the miter gage at any
angle other than 0".
Molding
A non-throughcut that gives a varied shape to the
workpiece and requires e special blade.
Push Stick
A device used to feed the workpiece throughthe saw
blade during narrowcutting operations. It helps keep
the operator'shands well away from the blade,
Rabbet
A notch in the edge of a workpiece.
Resaw
A cuttingoperation to reduce the thicknessof the
workpiece in order to make thinner pieces.
Resin
A sticky,sap-based substance.
RIp Cut
A cut made with the the grain of the workpiece.
Sswblade Path
The area directly in line with the blade -- over, under,
behind, orin front of it. Also, the workpiece area
which willbe or has been cut by the blade.
Set
The distancethat the tip of the saw blade tooth is bent
(or set) outwardfrom the face of the blade.
Throw-Back
Saw throwingback a workpiece;similar to kickback,
Through Sawing
Any cutting operationwhere the blade extends
completely throughthe workpiece.
Trailing End
The workpiece end last cut by the blade in a dp cut.
Workp|ece
The item on whichthe cutting operation is being done.
The surfacesof a workpiece are commonly referred to
as faces, ends, and edges.
Worktable
The surface on which the wodq_ece rests while
performinga cutting operation.
Blade Arbor 5/8 in.
Blade Diameter 10 in.
Blade Tilt 0" - 45"
Table Size without table extensions 20 in. x 27 in.
Table Size with table extensions 44 in. x 27 in.
Rating 120 V, 60 Hz - AC only
Input 13 Amperes
No Load Speed 3,600 RPM
Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0"/Bevel 0": 3-3/8 in.
Cutting Capacity with Miter at O'/Bevel 45": 2-1/4 in.
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