Glossary Of Terms - Grizzly G0493 Owner's Manual

the following is a list of common definitions, terms and phrases used throughout this manual as they relate
to this table saw and woodworking in general. Become familiar with these terms for assembling, adjusting
or operating this machine. your safety is very important to us at grizzly!
arbor: Metal shaft extending from the drive
mechanism, to which saw blade is mounted.
bevel edge cut: tilting the arbor and saw blade
to an angle between 0° and 45° to cut a bev-
eled edge onto a workpiece.
blade guard: Metal or plastic safety device that
mounts over the saw blade. its function is to
prevent the operator from coming into contact
with the saw blade.
crosscut: Cutting operation in which the cross-
cut fence is used to cut across the grain, or
across the shortest width of the workpiece.
dado blade: Blade or set of blades that are used
to cut grooves and rabbets.
dado cut: Cutting operation that uses a dado
blade to cut a flat bottomed groove into the
face of the workpiece.
featherboard: safety device used to keep the
workpiece against the rip fence and against the
table surface.
Kerf: the resulting cut or gap in the workpiece
after the saw blade passes through during a
cutting operation.
Kickback: an event in which the workpiece is
propelled back towards the operator at a high
rate of speed.
parallel: Being an equal distance apart at every
point along two given lines or planes. i.e. the
rip fence face is parallel to the face of the saw
blade.
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glossary of terms

non-through cut: a sawing operation that
requires the removal of the blade guard and riv-
ing knife. dado and rabbet cuts are considered
non-through Cuts because the blade does
not protrude above the top face of the wood
stock. deep non-through Cuts must be made
with multiple, light passes to reduce chance
of kickback. always remember to re-install the
blade guard and riving knife after performing a
non-through cut.
perpendicular: lines or planes that intersect
and form right angles (i.e. the blade is perpen-
dicular to the table surface).
push stick: safety device used to push the
workpiece through a cutting operation. used
most often when rip cutting thin workpieces.
rabbet: Cutting operation that creates an l-
shaped channel along the edge of the
workpiece.
riving Knife (splitter): Metal plate located
behind the blade. it maintains the kerf opening
in the wood when performing a cutting opera-
tion.
straightedge: a tool used to check the flatness,
parallelism, or consistency of a surface(s).
through cut: a sawing operation in which the
workpiece is completely sawn through.
rip cut: Cutting operation in which the rip fence
is used to cut with the grain, or across the wid-
est width of the workpiece.
g0493 14" sliding table saw