Glosasry Of Terms - Craftsman 22124 - Professional 10 in. Table Saw Owner's Manual

Anti-Kickback F ingers - Asafety device attached t othe
blade guard andsplitter a ssembly designed t ostopa
workpiece frombeing thrown backduring a cutting opera-
tion.
Arbor- Theshaft o nwhich theblade or accessory cut-
ting-tool is mounted.
Bevel C ut- Theoperation o fmaking a nycutwiththe
blade setona degree other t han90degrees.
Compound C ut- Theoperation ofmaking botha bevel
anda miter cutatonetime.
Crosscut - Theoperation o fmaking a cutacross the
grain orwidth ofa workpiece.
Dado - Anon-through cutthatproduces a square notch.
A dado istypically f rom1/8-in. to 13/16-in. wide.Adado
requires a special setofblades, notincluded w iththis
table saw.
Kerf- Thematerial removed b ytheblade inthework-
piece during anycutting operation.
Kickback - When theworkpiece is thrown back towards
theoperator during a cutting operation when theworkpiece
initially c ontacts t heblade orif theworkpiece pinches t he
blade. K ickback i sdangerous andcanresult i nserious
injury.
MiterCut- Theoperation o fmaking a cutusing themiter
gauge atanyangle otherthanzerodegrees.
PushStick- Anaccessory device thatcanbemade or
purchased tohelppush theworkpiece through t heblade.
Apush stickis used tokeep theoperator's hands away
fromtheblade when ripping a narrow workpiece.
Rabbet - Asquare notchintheedge oftheworkpiece.
Resaw - Theoperation o fmaking a cuttoreduce the
thickness oftheworkpiece.
Featherboard - Anaccessory device thatcanbemade or
purchased tohelpguide or hold down a workpiece during
cutting operations.
Freehand - Averydangerous operation o fmaking a cut
without using thefence ormiter gauge ina cutting opera-
tion. Freehand cutsmust n ever b eperformed ona Table
Saw.
Gum,Pitchor Resin - Asticky, sapbased residue t hat
comes fromwood products.
Heel - Themisalignment oftheblade tothemiter slots;
when theblade is notparallel tothemiter slots.
RipCut- Theoperation of making a cutwiththegrainof
theworkpiece.
SawBladePath- Theareathatis directly i nlinewiththe
blade, i ncluding a reaover, u nder, behind andinfrontofit.
Setof the SawBlade - Thedistance t hatthetipsofthe
sawblade areangled outwards fromthethickness o fthe
blade.Thesetofthesawblade teeth allows fortheblade
body topasssafely through a llcuts.
Table/Work Area- Thetotal s urface ofthetopofthetable
sawonwhich theworkpiece restswhile set-up or cutting
operations arebeing performed.