Porter-Cable PCB270TS instruction manual Glossary of Terms

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GLOSSARY OFTERMS

ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS – Prevents the workpiece from 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 – Measures the angle the blade is tilted when set for a bevel cut.

BLADE ELEVATION AND TILTING HANDWHEEL – Raises and lowers the blade or tilts the blade to angle between 0o and 45o for bevel cuts.

BLADE GUARD – Clear plastic cover that positions itself 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.

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.

OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH – Protects the motor if it overloads during operation, provides a way to restart the saw.

PUSH STICK – Used to push workpieces when performing ripping operations.

PUSH BLOCK – Used for ripping operation when the workpiece is too narrow to use a push stick. Always use a push block for rip widths less than 2 in (50.8 mm).

RESAWING - flipping material to make a cut the saw is not capable of making in one pass.

!WARNING Resawing IS NOT recommended.

REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) – The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.

RIP FENCE – A guide used for rip cutting which allows the workpiece to cut straight.

RIPPING – Cutting with the grain of the wood or along the length of the workpiece.

RIVING KNIFE – A metal piece of the guard assembly located behind and moves with the blade. Slightly thinner than the saw blade, it helps keep the kerf open and prevents kickback.

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 that 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.

TABLE INSERT – Insert that is removed from the table to install / remove blades. When dado cutting, a dado insert plate must be used.

THROUGH SAWING – Making a cut completely through the length or width of a workpiece.

WORKPIECE – Material to be cut.

Leading Edge

Saw Blade Path

Kerf

 

Surface

 

 

Trailing Edge

Workpiece

Direction of Workpiece

 

NOTE: Blade guard assembly is removed for purposes of illustration only.

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Contents Advertencia Léase Este Table of Contents Prohibition Support and Clamp WorkPower Tool Safety General Safety Instructions Before Using this Power ToolTable SAW Safety Kickbacks Electrical Requirements and Safety Power Supply and Motor SpecificationsGrounding Instructions Guidelines for Extension CordsVolt Single Phase Operation Supplied Not SuppliedCarton Contents Unpacking Your Table SAW Know Your Table SAW Glossary of Terms Assembly and Adjustments Assembling Stand FIG. A~IAssembling Table SAW to Stand FIG. J Moving Table SAW and Stand FIG. JStorage FIG. L ~ R Anti-kickback pawl storage Fig. LRiving knife storage Fig. P Power cord storage Fig. R Fig. P Miter gauge storage Fig. QInstalling a Blade FIG. W Adjusting the 90 and 45 Positive Stops FIG. X, Y, ZBlade Tilting Handwheel FIG Blade Elevation Handwheel FIGBlade Tilting Indicator FIG. AA Stop Fig. X, Y 45º Stop Fig. X, ZFig. BB Installing Blade Guard Assembly FIG. FF, GG Fig. EEInstalling the Miter Gauge Adjusting the Miter Gauge FIG. HHInstalling the RIP Fence FIG RIP Fence Adjustment FIG. JJFig. KK Operation Basic SAW OperationsSetting Bevel Angle FIG. QQ Cutting OperationsRipping FIG. PP Bevel RippingUsing Wood Facing on the Miter Gauge Ripping Small PiecesCrosscutting FIG. RR Using Wood Facing on the RIP Fence FIG. WW Bevel Crosscutting FIG. TTMiter Cuts FIG 240V Operation Changing Wires FIG. YY, ZZ Dado Cuts FIGFig. ZZ Maintenance General MaintenanceMaintaining Your Table SAW LubricationTroubleshooting Guide Replacement Parts Service and RepairsProblem Possible Causes Corrective Action Accessories and Attachments Accessories2WHW Dado Insert Plate Push Stick Pattern Push Stick ConstructionParts List MM Stationary Table SAW Parts List for Table SAWMM Table SAW Schematic for Table SAW MM Stationary Table SAW Parts List & Schematic for Stand Description Size QtyMM Stationary Table SAW Parts List & Schematic for Motor TerminalPage Warranty Three Year Limited Warranty
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