Glossary Of Terms - Craftsman 137.415020 Operator's Manual

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS – To prevent
the workpiece being kicked upward or
back toward the front of the table saw
by the spinning blade.
ARBOR – The shaft on which the blade
or dado is mounted.
BEVEL CUT – An angle cut made
through the face of the workpiece.
BLADE BEVEL SCALE – To measure
if the angle of the blade is tilted when
set for a bevel cut.
BLADE ELEVATION AND TILTING
HANDWHEEL – To raise and lower
the blade or tilt the blade to the angle
between 0 and 45
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BLADE GUARD – A clear plastic cover
that positions over the blade while
cutting.
COMPOUND CUT – A simultaneous
bevel and miter cut.
CROSSCUT – A cut made across the
width of the workpiece.
DADO – Special cutting blades that are
used to cut grooves in a workpiece.
FEATHERBOARD – When ripping
a workpiece on your table saw, this
keeps it firmly and safely against the
rip fence. It also helps prevent chatter,
gouging, and dangerous kickback.
for bevel cuts.
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FREEHAND – Performing a cut without
using a rip fence, miter gauge, 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.
JAMB NUT – Nut used to lock another
nut in place on a threaded rod or bolt.
KERF – The amount of material
removed by the blade cut.
KICKBACK– Occurs when the saw
blade binds in the cut and violently
thrusts the workpiece back toward the
operator.
MITER CUT – An angle cut made
across the width of the workpiece.
MITER GAUGE – A guide used for
crosscutting operations that slides
in the table top channels (grooves)
located on either side of the blade. It
helps make accurate straight or angle
crosscuts.
NON-THROUGH SAWING – refers to
any cut that does not completely cut
through the workpiece.
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