Glossary of Terms

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 63 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 31 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 39 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 41 for more details.

Featherboard: Safety device used to keep the workpiece held firmly against the rip fence or table surface. Refer to Page 47 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 30 for more details.

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 50 for more details.

Rabbet: Cutting operation that creates an L-shaped channel along the edge of the workpiece. Refer to Page 43 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 37 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 31 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 30).

Model G0700 (Mfg. since 8/09)

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