Craftsman 315.21449 owner manual BevelCut Acuttingoperationmadewithanangledtable, Fpm

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BevelCut Acuttingoperationmadewithanangledtable.

Crosscut

A cutting operation made across the grain or the width of the workpiece.

Compound Cut

A compound cut is a cut made using a miter angle and a bevel angle at the same time.

FPM

"Feet per minute. Used in reference to surface speed of blade.

Freehand (for band saw)

Performing a cut without the workpiece propedy supported on the table.

Gum

A sticky, sap based residue from wood products.

Kerf

The matedal removed by the blade in a through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a nonthrough or partial cut.

Leading End

The end of the workpiece pushed into the cutting tool first.

Miter Cut

A cutting operation made with the edge of the workpiece at any angle to the blade other than 90 degrees.

Push Stick

A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw blade during narrow cutting operations. It helps keep the operator'shands well away from the blade.

Resaw

A cuffing operation to reduce the thickness of the workpiece to make thinner pieces.

Resin

A sticky, sap base substance.

Ripping

A cutting operation along the length of the workpiece. Saw Blade Path

The area directly in line --over, under, behind, or in front of the blade. As it applies to the workpiece, that area which will be, or has been, cut by the blade.

Sat

Thedistance that the tip of the saw b ada tooth s bent (or sat) outward from the face of the blade.

Throw-Back

Throwing of a workpiece in a manner similar to a kickback. Usually associated with a cause other than the kerf closing, such as a workpiece being dropped

into the blade, or being carelessly placed in contact with the blade.

Through Sawing

Any cutting operation where the blade extends completely through the workpiece.

Workpiece

The item on which the cutting operation is being done. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and edges.

Worktable

The surface on which the workpiece rests while performing a cutting operation.

Blade Width

1/8 in. to 3/8

in.

Table Tilt

0" - 45"

Blade Length

59-1/4

in.

Input

120 V, 2.5 amp 60 Hz, AC only

Capacities:

 

 

No Load Speed

3000 FPM

Frame to Blade

9 in.

Overall Dimensions

19-1/2 in. x 12-1/2 in. x28 in.

Under guide

3-1/2

in.

Net Weight

30 Ibs.

Table Size

11-1/2 in. x 11-1/2 in.

 

 

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