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P_an the way
you will
hold
tt_e wo_kpiece
from
start to fin{sh,
DO no_ hand _o!d o_ece_; so sma_ ma_ your
fingers
writ gO u:}der ttse b_ade cJar(_
[_se Hgs or ti×tures
to
hold the work
add _,_._eo veu,' har_ds awsJ
;rein
ttte
blade
Avoid awkward
:.,Derat_oqs ann tsand oo5;[_or}s where
a g_JOdefi s_p COL£d cause
hngers
or r}af_d 1o move
_n_o the Made
DON'T OVERREACH
t',eeD qo_
foot,n? asd balance
WHENEVER
SAW
IS RUNN|NG.
WARNING:
Dent
let familiarity
(gamed
from
l'requent
use of your
band sawJ cause
a
L careJess
mistake.
A careaess
fraction
of a
second is enough
to cause
a severe
_njury.
Before sta_r_g ,,cx,,rcal watch it1<-: . _.;awwn,le/f r_J;_S it i
makes an u_afis_i_ar n@se or vibrates a lot stop _rTl[l_e
Oaleiy
Turn the saw off Unplug tl_e saw Do r_ot restart
untd hnding and correcting
the problem.
KEEP CHILDREN
AWAiY Keep all ws_tom a :,are @s
tance from the saw. Make sure bystandem
_e elea_ of
the saw and workpiece
DON% FORCE TOOL. !t wiU do the job better and safer
at its designed
rale
Feed the wo_kpiece _nfo the saw
blade
only fast enough
to let it cur w_thout bog@rig
down or b_nding.
Before
free_,ng any iammed
materiah
- rum _w_tch 'OFF'L
• Remove
sw_tch key
- { Jnp_ug the saw.
- Wa_t for aH moving parts to stop.
When
backing
up lhe workpiece,
the
blade
may
bind
in the
kerr (cut).
This
is usually
caused
by
sawdust
clogging
up the
kerr
or because
the
b_ade comes
out of the guides,
ff this happens:
]-urn switc}
'OFF"
Remove
switch key.
Un_!uq saw.
W_;_H _or aU mowng parts .to stop
Or_en eand saw cover
Sbck flat biade
screwdriver
or wedge
into the
kerr
- hm_ me t;pper whee,
by hand while backing
up
_t-_ wor_ pete
Before
removing
toose
pieces
from
the table,
turn
saw off and wait for all moving
paris
to stop.
BEFORE
LEAVING
THE SAW:
W,:_Hfor aHr-t:ovin(; parts to stoo
Make
workshop
cr_ild
proo_.
Lock
the
shop.
Dmcor'nect
m>_ste_ switc._es
Remove
the yellow
sw,tch key. Sto_e _ta_,vay from chi:drer_ a,_d others not
quatiSed to t,'se ti_e re,hi
g ossary
of terms
for woodworking
Beveling
An angle
cutting
ope_atim_
through
the _ace of the
board.
Crosscu_
A
cutting
operation
made
across
the width
of the
workpiece
Compound
Cutting
A simultaneous
bevet and miter cutting operation.
FPM
Feet per minute.
Used in reference
to surface
speed
of blade.
Freehand
(as used for band saw)
Performing
a cut without the workpiece
properly
sup.,
ported on the work table.
Gum
A sticky., sapbased
residue from wood products
Kerr
The ma_eriai removed
by the blade in a tl_rough cut or
the SlOt produced
by the btade
in a nor_-through
or
partJa_ cut
Lead_ng Er._d
The end of the workpiece
whici_ is pushed
into the
cutting
tooi first
_teri_g
An angte cutting
operation
rnade across
the width of
the workpiece.
Push Slick
A device
used to teed the workpiece
tSrou_h
the saw
during
hallow
_ppi_q:_ type op_ratior_s
so the opera-
tor's hands a;e kept wO]} away from t!e biade.
Resaw
A culling
operatior_
to red_ce
the th ckness
of the
workpiece
to make th r_ner pieces
Resin
A sticky, sap.based
subslance
that has dried.
Ripping
A cutting
op_wation along the ier',gth, of the workpiece.
Sawbiade
Path
The area of the worktabie
or workpiece
d rectly in !ine
with the saw biade
Set
[he
distance
ti_e tip of the saw biade
tooth
is bent
outward
from the face of the b_ade
Tracking
Adlusting
the upper wheel so t_e bandsaw
blade runs
in the center
of ti_e whee!s.
Trai_ng
End
1he workpiece
end iast cut by the saw blade.
Workpieee
The item on which the cuSing operation
is being per-
formed.
The surfaces
of a workpiece
are commonly
referred to as faces, ends, and edges.
Worktable
The surface
on which
the workpieee
rests while per-
forming
a cutting
operation.
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