COMPOUND MINTER SAW TERMS
ARBOR LOCK = Allows the user to keep the blade from rotating while tightening or loosening the arbor bolt during blade replacement or removal
BASE = Supports the table, holds accessories and allows for workbench or leg set mounting.
BEVEL LOCKING HANDLE = Locks the miter saw at a desired bevel angle.
BEVEL SCALE = To measure the bevel angle of the saw blade 0° to 45° lefL
COVER PLATE SCREW = Loosen this screw and rotate the plate for access to the blade arbor boll
FENCE = Helps to keep the workpiece from moving when sawing. Scaled to assist with accurate cutting.
HAND HOLD = For moving the saw when unplugged.
ON/OFF TRIGGER SWITCH = To start the tool, squeeze the trigger. Release the trigger to turn off the miter saw.
LOWER BLADE GUARD = Helps protect your hands from the blade in the raised position, it retracts as the blade is lowered.
MITER HANDLE = Use to lock and unlock the miter table, and to rotate the saw to a right or left cutting position.
MITER SCALE = Measures the miter angle 0 ° to 45 ° left and righL
POSJTtVE STOP LOCKING LEVER = With the miter handle, locks the miter saw at a preset positive stop for the desired miter angle.
MOUNTING HOLES = To mount the miter saw to a stable surface.
STOP LATCH = Locks the miter saw in the lowered position for compact storage and transportation.
SWITCH HANDLE = The cutting head handle contains the trigger switch. The blade is lowered into the workpiece by pushing down on the handle. The saw will return to its upright position when the handle is released.
WARNING LABELS = Read and understand for your own safety. Make sure al! labels are present on machine and legible.
WRENCH STORAGE = Convenient storage to prevent misplacing the blade wrench.
WOODWORKING TERMS
ARBOR = The shaft on which a blade is mounted.
BEVEL CUT = An angle cut made through the face of the workpiece.
COMPOUND CUT = A simultaneous bevel and miter cut+
CROSS CUT = A cut made across the width of the workpiece.
FREEHAND = Performing a cut without using a fence (guide), hold down or other proper device to prevent the workpiece from twisting during the cutting operation+
GUM = A sticky
HEEL = Misalignment of the blade.
KERF = The amount of material removed by blade cut.
MITER CUT = An angle cut made across the width of the workpiece.
RESIN = A sticky sap that has hardened+
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM} = The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.
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 which will be cuL
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 seL
WORKPtECE = The item being cuL The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and edges.