Glossary of Terms for Woodworking

RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION

THIS TOOL shall have the following markings:

a)Wear eye protection.

b)Keep hands out of path of saw blade.

c)Do not operate saw without guards in place.

d)Do not perform any operation freehand.

e)Never reach around saw blade.

f)Turn off tool and wait for saw blade to stop before moving workpiece or changing settings.

g)Disconnect power (or unplug tool as applicable) before changing blade or servicing.

h)No load speed.

ALWAYS carry the saw only by the carrying handle.

AVOID direct eye exposure when using the laser guide.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer to them frequently and use them to instruct other users. If you loan someone this tool, loan them these instructions also.

WARNING:

Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:

¥lead from lead-based paints,

¥crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and

¥arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.

Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals, work in a well ventilated area and work with approved safety equip- ment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.

Arbor

The shaft on which a blade or cutting tool is mounted.

Bevel Cut

A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90û to the miter table.

Compound Miter Cut

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

Crosscut

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

Freehand

Performing a cut without using a fence, vise, fixture, work clamp, or other proper device to keep the workpiece from twisting or moving during the cut.

Gum

A sticky, sap based residue from wood products.

Miter Cut

A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90û to the fence.

No Hands Zone

Area between the marked lines on the left and right side of the miter table base. This zone is identified by no hands zone labels placed inside the marked lines on the miter table base.

Resin

A sticky, sap base substance that has hardened.

Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)

The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.

Saw Blade Path

The area 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.

Set

The distance that the tip of the saw blade tooth is bent (or set) outward from the face of the blade.

Through Sawing

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

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 not being against the fence, being dropped into the blade, or being placed inadvertently in contact with the blade.

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.

Zero Clearance Throat Plate

A plastic throat plate inserted in the miter table that allows for blade clearance. When you make your first cut with your compound miter saw, the saw blade cuts a slot through the throat plate the exact width of the blade. This provides for a zero clearance kerf that minimizes workpiece tear-out.