Glossary - COMPANION 137.245130 Owner's Manual

COMPANION COMPOUND MITER SAWTERMS
ARBOR LOCK -Allows the user to keep the blade from
rotating while tightening or loosening the arbor screw
during blade replacement or removal.
BASE - Supports the table, holds accessories and
allows for workbench or leg set mounting.
BEVEL LOCK 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 screw.
DUST CHUTE - Exhausts debris away from the user.
EXTENSION WINGS - Extend the width of the work table
for support while cutting long workpieces. They can be
used with or without a stop block as an additional side
fence.
FENCE - Helps to keep the workpiece from moving
when sawing. Scaled to assist with accurate cutting.
HAND HOLD - For moving the saw when unplugged.
LOCK-OFF SLIDE SWITCH - must be pushed forward
to activate the trigger switch.
LOWER BLADE GUARD - Helps protect your hands
from the blade in the raised position, it retracts as the
blade is lowered.
MITER HANDLE - Use to lock and unlock the miter
table, and to rotate the saw to a right or left cutting
position.
MITER SCALE - To measure the miter angle 0° to 45"
left, 0" to 45" right.
MITER SPRING LOCK -With the miter handle, locks
the miter saw at a preset positive stop for the desired
miter angle.
MOUNTING HOLES -To mount the miter saw to a stable
surface.
ON/OFF TRIGGER SWITCH - To prevent the trigger from
being accidentally engaged, a lock-off slide switch is
provided. To start the tool, push the lock-oft slide switch
forward and squeeze the trigger. Release the trigger to
stop the miter saw.
STOP LATCH - Locks the miter saw in the lowered
position for compact storage and carrying,
SWITCH HANDLE -The saw handle contains the trigger
switch and a lock-off slide switch. 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.
WARNING LABEL - Read for your own safety.
WRENCH STORAGE - Convenient storage to prevent
misplacing the blade wrench.
WOODWORKING TERMS
ARBOR -The shaft on which a blade is mounted.
BEVEL CUT -An angle cut made through the face of
the workpiece.
COMPOUND CUT -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.
GUM - A sticky sap from wood products.
HEEL - Misalignment of the blade.
KERF -The amount of material removed by a blade out.
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.
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