Definition Of Terms; Section 4 Definition Of Terms - Steel City 45925G User Manual

Anti-Kickback Fingers – A safety device attached to
the blade guard and splitter assembly designed to
minimize the chance of a workpiece being thrown back
during a cutting operation.
Arbor – The shaft on which the blade or accessory
cutting-tool is mounted.
Bevel Cut – The operation of making any cut with the
blade set on a degree other than 90 degrees.
Compound Cut – The operation of making both a
bevel and a miter cut at one time.
Crosscut – The operation of making a cut across the
grain or width of a workpiece.
Dado – A non-through cut that produces a square
notch. A dado is typically from 1/8-in. to 13/16-in. wide.
A dado requires a special set of blades, not included
with this table saw.
Featherboard – An accessory device that can be made
or purchased to help guide or hold down a workpiece
during cutting operations.
Freehand – A very dangerous operation of making a
cut without using the fence or miter gauge in a cutting
operation. FREEHAND CUTS MUST NEVER BE
PERFORMED ON A TABLE SAW.
Gum, Pitch or Resin – A sticky, sap based residue that
comes from wood products.

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Heeling – The misalignment of the blade to the miter
slots; when the blade is not parallel to the miter slots.
Kerf – The material removed by the blade in the work-
piece during any cutting operation.
Kickback – When the workpiece is thrown back toward
the operator at a high rate of speed during a cutting
operation.
Miter Cut – The operation of making a cut using the
miter gauge at any angle other than zero degrees.
Push Stick – An accessory device that can be made or
purchased to help push the workpiece through the
blade. A push stick is used to keep the operator's
hands away from the blade when ripping a narrow
workpiece.
Rabbet – A square notch in the edge of the workpiece.
Rip Cut – The operation of making a cut with the grain
of the workpiece.
Saw Blade Path – The area that is directly in line with
the blade, including area over, under, behind and in
front of it.
Set of the Saw Blade – The distance that the tips of
the saw blade are angled outwards from the thickness
of the blade. The set of the saw blade teeth allows for
the blade body to pass safely through all cuts.
Table/Work Area – The total surface of the top of the
table saw on which the workpiece rests while set-up or
cutting operations are being performed.