GLOSSARY OF TERMS
COMPOUND MITER 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° left.
COVER PLATE SCREW – Loosen this screw and rotate the plate for access to the blade arbor bolt.
FENCE – Helps to keep the workpiece from moving when sawing. Scaled to assist with accurate cutting.
LOWER BLADE GUARD – Helps protect your hands from the blade in the raised position, it retracts as the blade is lowered.
MITER HANDLE – Used to rotate the table, and to rotate the saw to a right or left cutting position.
MITER SCALE – Measures the miter angle 0° to 45° left and right.
MOUNTING HOLES – To mount the miter saw to a stable surface.
ON/OFF TRIGGER SWITCH – To start the tool, squeeze the trigger. Release the trigger to turn off the miter saw.
POSITIVE STOP LOCKING LEVER – Locks the miter saw at a preset positive stop for the desired miter angle.
STOP LATCH – Locks the miter saw in the lowered position for compact storage and transportation.
SWITCH HANDLE – The switch handle contains the trigger switch and the laser on/off 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 all 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 sap from wood products.
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 cut.
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 set.
WORKPIECE – The item being cut. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends and edges.
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