Glossary Of Terms - Grizzly g0623X Owner's Manual

the following is a list of common definitions, terms and phrases used throughout this manual as they relate
to this table saw and woodworking in general. become familiar with these terms for assembling, adjusting
or operating this machine.
arbor: the metal shaft on which the blade is
mounted.
bevel edge cut: a cut made along the edge of
a workpiece with the saw blade tilted between 0˚
and 45˚. refer to page 67 for more details.
blade guard assembly: a safety device that
mounts over the saw blade to help prevent acci-
dental contact with the saw blade and to contain
flying chips and dust. refer to page 36 for more
details.
crosscut: Cutting operation in which the miter
gauge is used to hold the workpiece while it is
cut across its shortest width. refer to page 45 for
more details.
dado blade: blade or set of blades that are used
to cut grooves and rabbets.
dado cut: Cutting operation that uses a dado
blade to cut a flat bottomed groove into the face
of the workpiece. refer to page 48 for more
details.
featherboard: safety device used to keep the
workpiece held firmly against the rip fence or table
surface. refer to page 54 for more details.
Kerf: the resulting cut or gap in the workpiece
after the saw blade passes through during a cut-
ting operation.
Kickback: an event in which the spinning blade
ejects the workpiece toward the front of the saw
at a high rate of speed.
non-through cut: a cut in which the blade does
not cut through the top of the workpiece. refer to
page 35 for more details.
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glossary of terms

parallel: being an equal distance apart at every
point along two given lines or planes (i.e. the
rip fence face is parallel to the face of the saw
blade).
perpendicular: lines or planes that intersect and
form right angles (i.e. the blade is perpendicular to
the table surface).
push stick: safety device used to push the
workpiece through a cutting operation. used most
often when rip cutting thin workpieces. refer to
page 57 for more details.
rabbet: Cutting operation that creates an l-shaped
channel along the edge of the workpiece. refer to
page 50 for more details.
rip cut: Cutting operation in which the rip fence
is used to cut across the widest width of the
workpiece. refer to page 43 for more details.
riving Knife: Curved metal plate located behind
the blade. maintains kerf opening in wood when
performing a cutting operation. acts as a barrier
behind blade to shield hands from being pulled
into the blade if a kickback occurs. refer to page
36 for more details.
straightedge: a tool used to check the flatness,
parallelism, or consistency of a surface(s).
thin Kerf blade: a blade with a kerf or thickness
that is thinner than a standard blade cannot be
used on this saw.
through cut: a cut in which the blade cuts com-
pletely through the workpiece (refer to page 35).
Model G0623X/G0623X3 (Mfg. Since 5/12)