BladeArbor

518in.

Cutting Capacity - Maximum In-Rip

 

16 in.

BladeDiameter

10in.

Depth of Cut at 90"

 

 

3in.

BladeBevelAngle

- 90 °

Depth of Cut at 45"

 

2.25 in.

Radial Arm Swing Range 45" minimum left - 90" right

Table Size

 

40 x 27.75 x 1 in.

Blade Height Adjust

5.35

in.

Table Height

 

 

36 in.

Carriage Travel

17.25

in.

Rating

120V/240V

60 Hz -AC

only

Cutting Capacity - Maximum Cross Cut

15.50

in.

Input

 

13.0/6.5 Amperes

Cutting Capacity - Maximum Out-Rip

26 in.

No Load Speed

 

3,600

RPM

Bevel Cut

A cut made across a workpiece with the blade at any angle other than 90" to the table surface.

Chamfer

A cut removing a wedge from a block so the end (or part of it) is angled rather than at 90 degrees.

Climb

Ahazard in which the blade "climbs" over and out of the workpiece, pulling the stock out of the operator's hands or running across the workpiece.

Compound Cut

A cross cut with both a miter angle and a bevel angle.

Cross Cut

A cutting operation with the blade parallel to the carriage arm and the blade teeth pointingdown. It can be across or with the grain, normally across the grain or width of the workpiece.

Dado Cut

Anon-throughcut that leaves a square notch or trough; requires a special blade.

Featherboard

A device to help guide workpieces during ripcuts• Fence

Apiece of wood used as a edge guide for the workpiece. Located perpendicular to the carriage arm. Can be placed at different distances from the rear table edge in combination with the other table pieces and is secured with table clamps•

Freehand

Dangerous practice of making a cut without using a fence.

Gum

A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products.

Heel

Alignment of the blade to the fence.

Infeed

The side of the blade where the blade teeth point up, opposite the anti-kickback pawls.

In-Rip

A type of rip cut in which the blade is between the column and the motor.

Kerr

The space left by the removal of material in a cut or the slot produced by the blade in a non-throughcut. Kickback

Ahazard that can occur when blade binds or stalls, throwing workpiece back toward operator.

Leading End

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

Miter Cut

A vertical cut made at any angle other than 0" across the workpiece.

Molding

Ashapingcut that gives a varied shape to the workpiece and requires a special blade.

Out-Rip

Atype of rip cut in which the motor is between the blade and the column• (The blade is "outside" the motor).

Puahatick

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

Rabbet

A type of cut that gives a notch in the edge of a workpiece.

Resaw

A cutting operation to reduce the thickness of the workpiece to make thinner pieces,

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