ANTFKICKBACKPAWLS= Preventstheworkpiece frombeingkickedupwardorbacktowardthefrontof the tablesawbythespinningblade.
ARBOR=Theshaftonwhichthebladeordadois
mounted.
BEVELCUT= Ananglecutmadethroughthefaceof theworkpiece.
BLADEBEVELSCALE= Measurestheangletheblade istiltedwhensetfora bevelcut.
BLADEELEVATIONHANDWHEEL= Raisesand lowerstheblade.
BLADEGUARD= Clearplasticcoverthatpositions itselfoverthebladewhilecutting.
BLADETILTINGBANDWHEEL=Tiltsthebladetoany
anglebetween0oand45°forbevelcuts.
COMPOUNDCUT=A simultaneousbevelandmiter cut.
CROSSCUT= Acutmadeacrossthewidthofthework piece.
DADO= Specialcuttingbladesthatareusedtocut groovesinaworkpiece.
DUSTPORT= Holein backofsawbaseforattachment ofvacuumhose.
FREEHAND= Performingacutwithoutusinga rip fence,mitergauge,holddownorotherproperdeviceto preventtheworkpiecefromtwistingduringthecutting
operation.
GUM= Astickysapfromwoodproducts.
HEEL= MisaiignmentoftheMade.
JAM NUT = Nut used to lock another nut in place on a threaded rod or bolt.
ON/OFFSWITCH= Contains
OVERLOADRESETSWITCH= Resetsthe
thermocoupleandprovidesa wayto restartthesaw motorifit overloadsoroverheats.
PUSHSTICK= Specialwoodenaccessorythatisused
topusha smallworkpiecewhenworkingclosetothe sawblade.
RESIN= Astickysapthathashardened.
REVOLUTIONSPERMINUTE(RPWI)=Thenumberof turnscompletedbya spinningobjectin oneminute.
RIPFENCE= Aguideusedforripcuttingthatclampsto thetabletop. Itallowstheworkpieceto cutstraight.
RIPPING=Cuttingwiththegrainofthesolidwoodor
alongthelengthoftheworkpiece.
SAWBLADEPATH= Theareaof theworkpieceor tabletopdirectlyinlinewiththetravelofthebladeorthe partoftheworkpiecethatwil!becut.
SET= Thedistancebetweentwosawbladetips,bent outwardinoppositedirectionstoeachother.The furtherapartthetipsare,thegreatertheset.
SPLITTER= Keepstheworkpiecesplitapartafter beingcutto preventbindingonthebladeandwork piece.
TABLEINSERT= Metalinsertthatisremovedfromthe
tabletoinstall/ remove blades, it is also removed for
dado cutting. When dado cutting, a dado insert plate must be used.
THROUGH- SAWING = Making a cut completely through the length or width of a work piece.
WORK PIECE = Material to be cut.
KERF = The amount of material removed by the blade cut+
MITER CUT = An angle cut made across the width of the work piece+
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.
Leading Edge
Kerf
Surface
Work Piece
Saw Blade Path
Trailing Edge