Glossary Of Terms For Woodworking; Before Leaving The Saw; After Finishing A Cut - Craftsman 113.234880 Owner's Manual

Never confine the piece being cut off. Never hold it,
clamp it, touch it, or use length stops against it while the
blade is spinning, tt must be free to move sideways on
its own. If confined, it could get wedged against the
blade and thrown violently.
Let the blade reach full speed before cutting.
DON'T FORCE TOOL. It will do the job better and safer
at its designed rate. Feed the blade into the workpiece
only fast enough to let it cut without bogging down or
binding.
Before freeing any jammed material:
• Turn switch "OFF"
• Unplug the slide compound miter saw.
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
After finishing a cut:
• Keep holding the power head down,
• Release the switch, and wait for all moving parts to
stop before moving your hands.
• If blade doesn't stop within 6 seconds, unplug the
saw and follow the instructions in the Trouble
Shooting section for fixing the blade brake before
using the saw again,
BEFORE LEAVING THE SAW:
NEVER LEAVE TOOL RUNNING UNATTENDED. Turn
power off. Wait for all moving parts to stop.
Make workshop child-proof. Lock the shop. Disconnect
master switches. Store tool away from children and oth-
ers not qualified to use it.
glossary of terms for woodworking
Arbor
The shaft on which a cutting too! is mounted
Bevel Cut
An angle cutting operation made through the face of the
workpiece.
Compound Cut
A simultaneous bevel and miter cutting operation.
Crosscut
A cutting operation made across the width of the
workp_ece,
Freehand
Performing a cut w,thout the use of fence (guide), hold
down or other proper device to prevent the workpiece
from _Jisting during the cutting operation. Twisting of
the workpiece can cause it to be thrown.
Gum
A st;cky sap based residue from wood products
Heel
M ';a'icnm(mt o _th_ nlade
Kerr
The amount of material removed by the blade _n a
through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a non-
through or partial cut
Miter Cut
An angle cutting operation made across the width of the
workp=ece
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.
Sawblade Path
The area of the workpiece or table top directly in line
with either the travel of the blade or the part of the work-
piece which will be, or has been, cut by the blade.
Set
The distance that the tip of the sawblade tooth is bent
(or set) outward from the face of the blade.
Dado
A non-through cut which produces a square sided
_otch or trough in the workpiece.
Workpiece
The item on which the cutting operation is being per-
formed. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly
referred to as faces, ends, and edges.
End
Edge