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Gum A sticky sap-based residue from wood products.
Heel Misalignment of the band saw blade.
Kerr
The material removed by the blade in a through cut, or the slot produced by the blade
in a non-through or partial cut.
Kickback
Throwing of a workpiece caused by the band saw blade binding with the workpiece and causing
it to kickback uncontrollably toward the operator causing a potential serious injury.
Leading Edge The front edge of the workpiece that first enters the cutting tool.
Miter Out An angle cut made across the width of a workpiece.
Resaw
A cutting operation to reduce the thickness of the workpiece to make a thinner workpiece.
Resin
A sticky, sap=based residue from wood products that can bind the band saw blade and accumulate
in the blade teeth.
Ripping Cut
A cutting operation along the length of the workpiece usually parallel to the primary grain of the wood.
R.P.M.
Revolutions per minute. The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.
Saw E}lade Path
The area of the workpiece or worktable directly in line with the travel of the blade or the part of the
workpiece that will be cut.
Set
The distance between two saw blade teeth tips that are bent outward in opposite directions to each
other. The further apart the tips are, the greater the set.
Through Sawing
Any sawing operation where the saw blade extends completely
through the thickness of the workpiece.
Trailing Edge The workpiece edge last cut by the blade.
WorkpJece
The item being cut. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends and edges.
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