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Always
check the tool for damaged
parts. Before further use of the
tool, a guard or other part that is damaged should be carefully checked to
determine
if it will operate properly and perform
its intended function.
Check
for misalignment
or binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, and any other
condition
that may affect the tool's operation.
A guard or other part that is
damaged
should be properly repaired or replaced at a Sears Service Center.
Inspect
lumber
and remove all nails from lumber before sawing.
Save these
instructions.
Refer to them frequently
and use them to instruct
others who may use this tool. If someone
borrows
this tool, make sure they
have these instructions
also.
Arbor: The shaft on which the cutting tool is mounted.
Also called the Spindle.
Bevel Cut: A cutting
operation
made with the blade at any angle other than 90 °
to the plane of the workpiece.
Chamfer
Cut: A cut removing a wedge from a block of wood so that the end (or
portion
of the end) is angled other than 90 °.
Compound
Miter Cut: A cut with both a bevel angle and a miter angle.
Cross Cut: A cutting or shaping operation
made against the grain of the workpiece.
Dado Cut: A non-through
cut that produces
a square-sided
notch or trough in
the workpiece
(requires a special blade).
Gum: A sticky, sap-based
residue from hardwoods.
Hypoid
Gear: Specially
machined
gearing for efficient
power transfer.
Kerr: The material removed
by the blade in a through cut, or the slot produced
by the blade in a non-through
cut or partial cut.
Kickback:
A hazard that can occur when the blade binds or stalls, throwing
the
cutting
tool back towards
the operator.
Miter Cut: A cutting
operation
made with the blade at any angle other than 90 °
to the fence.
Non-Through
Cuts: Any cutting
operation
where the blade does not extend
completely
through the thickness
of the workpiece,
such as a dado cut.
Resin: A sticky, sap-based
substance
that has hardened.
Revolutions
per Minute
(RPM): The number of turns completed
by a spinning
object in one minute.
Ripping
or Rip Cut: A cutting operation
along the length of the workpiece.
Saw-Blade
Path: The area over, under, behind, or in front of the blade, as it
applies to the workpiece,
or the area that will be or has been cut by the blade.
Set: The distance that the saw-blade
tooth is bent (or set) outward
from the face
of the blade.
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