Woodworking Terms - Craftsman 137.212520 Operator's Manual

COMPOUND MITER SAW TERMS
ARBOR LOCK - Allows the user to keep the blade
from rotating while tightening or loosening the arbor bolt
during blade replacement or removal.
WRENCH STORAGE - Convenient storage to prevent
misplacing the blade wrench.
WOODWORKING TERMS
BASE - Supports the table, holds accessories and
allows for workbench or leg set mounting.
BEVEL LOCKING HANDLE - Locks the miter saw at a
desired bevel angle.
BEVEL SCALE - To measure the bevel angle of the
saw blade 0 ° to 45 ° left.
COVER PLATE SCREW - Loosen this screw and rotate
the plate for access to the blade arbor bolt.
FENCE - Helps to keep the workpiece from moving
when sawing. Scaled to assist with accurate cutting.
ARBOR - The shaft on which a blade is mounted.
BEVEL CUT - An angle cut made through the face of
the workpiece.
COMPOUND OUT - A simultaneous bevel and miter
cut.
CROSS CUT - A cut made across the width of the
workpiece.
FREEHAND - Performing a cut without using a fence
(guide), hold down or other proper device to prevent the
workpiece from twisting during the cutting operation.
LOWER BLADE GUARD - Helps protect your hands
from the blade in the raised position, it retracts as the
blade is lowered.
GUM - A sticky sap from wood products.
HEEL - Misalignment of the blade.
MITER HANDLE - Used to rotate the table, and to
rotate the saw to a right or left cutting position.
MITER SCALE - Measures the miter angle 0 ° to 45 ° left
and right.
MOUNTING HOLES - To mount the miter saw to a
stable su trace.
ON/OFF TRIGGER SWITCH - To start the tool, push
the safety lock-off button and squeeze the trigger.
Release the trigger to turn off the miter saw.
POSITIVE STOP LOCKING LEVER - Locks the miter
saw at a preset positive stop for the desired miter angle.
STOP LATCH - Locks the miter saw in the lowered
position for compact storage and transportation.
SWITCH HANDLE - The switch handle contains
the trigger switch and safety lock-off button. The blade
is lowered into the workpiece by pushing down on the
handle. The saw will return to its upright position when
the handle is released.
KERF - The amount of material removed by blade cut.
MITER CUT - An angle cut made across the width of
the workpiece.
RESIN - A sticky sap that has hardened.
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) - The number of
turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.
SAW BLADE PATH - The area of the workpiece or
table top directly in line with the travel of the blade or the
part of the workpiece which will be cut.
SET - The distance between two saw blade tips, bent
outward in opposite directions to each other. The further
apart the tips are, the greater the set.
WORKPIECE - The item being cut. The surfaces of a
workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends and
edges.
WARNING LABELS - Read and understand for your
own safety. Make sure all labels are present on machine
and legible.