Craftsman 315.212740 Operator's Manual page 9

Anti-Kickback P awls (radial a rmandtablesaws)
Adevise w hich, w hen property i nstated and maintained,
Is designedto stop the workplace from being kicked back
toward the front of the saw duringa rippingoperation.
Arbor
The shaft on which a blade or cutting tool is mounted.
Bevel Cut
A cut,rig operation made wit'nthe blade at any angle
other than 90* to the table surface.
Chamler
A cut removinga wedge from a black so the end (or part
of the end) is angled rather than at 90..
Compound Cut
A cross cut made with both a miter end a bevel angle.
Crosscut
A cut_ng or shaping opera, on made across the grain or
the width of the workplene.
Cutter Head (planers andjothters)
A rots_ng plece of adjustableblades. "Thecutter heed
removes material from the workpiace.
Dado Cut
A non-throughcut which produces a squara-s_ded notch
or troughIn the workplece (requiresa speclalblade).
Featherboard
A device used to help controlthe wod_ptaceby gu)dlngit
sacuretyagainst the table o?fence during any dpplng
operation.
FPM or SPM
Feet per rnlnute(or strokes per minute), used in reference
to blade movement.
Freehand
Performinga out without the workplace being guided by a
fence, miter gauge, or other aids.
Gum
A s_ck'7,sap-based residue from wood products.
Heel
Altgnmentof the blade to the fence.
Karl
The material removed by the blade in a through cut or the
slot produced by the blade In a non-throughor partial cut.
Kickback
A hazard that can occurwhen the blade b_ndsor stalls,
throwingthe workplace back toward operator.
Leading End
The end of the workplace pushed intothe tool first.
Miter Cut
A cutting spars'donmade w_n the workpiece at any angle
to the blade otherthen 90 °.
Non-Through Guts
Any cuing operationwhere the blade does not extend
completely through the thicknessof the workpiace.
Push Blooke and Push Stloks
Devtcesused to feed the workplace throughthe saw
blade during cutting operations.A push stick (not a push
block)should be used for narrow dpping operations.
These aids h_,p keep the operator's hands w_l away from
the blede.
Pilot Hole (drill presses)
A small hera drilled In a workp_ce that sawes as a guide
for dr_(lfnglarge holesaccurately.
Resaw
A cuing op_atton to reducethe thickness of the work-
piece to make thinner pieces.
Resin
A sticky,se.p-t:_sed substancethat has hardened.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
The number of _rns completed by a spinningobjac_in
one minute.
Ripping or Rip Cut
A cuing operation alongthe leng'ih ol the workplace.
Rkdng Knife [table saws)
Also known as e spreader or splitter.A metal piece, slight-
ty thinner than the saw b_ade,which h_ps keep the _erf
open and also helps to prevent kickback.
Saw Blade Path
The area over,under,behind, or in frontof the blade. As
it applies to the workpiece, that area which will be or has
been cut by the blade.
Set
The distancethat the tip of the saw blade tooth is bent (or
set) o utwardfromthe face of theblade.
Snipe (planers]
De0rsssionmade at either end of a workpiece by cutler
bladeswhen the workpiace is not properly supported.
Throw-Back
The throwing back of a workplace usuallycaused by the
workpiece being dropped intothe blade or being placed
InadvertentlyIn contact with the blade.
Through Sawing
Any cut'_ng opera, on where the blade extends completely
throughthe thickness of the workplace,
Workplace or Material
The item on which the operation is being done.
WoltCmble
Sur_ce wh_re the workplace restswhi(e perfom_ing a
cutting, drilting, planing, orsanding operation.