Craftsman owner manual rRRFTSMRH TABLESAW315.228390

Anti-Kickback Pawls

Toothed safety devices behind the blade designed to stop a workpiece from being kicked back at the operator during a ripping operation,

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 90° to the saw table,

Compound Cut

A cut with both a miter angle and a bevel angle, Crosscut

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

Dado

A non-through cut that gives a square notch or trough; requires a special blade,

Featherboard

A device to help guide workpieces during rip cuts, Freehand (for table saw)

Dangerous practice of making a cut without using rip or miter fences. See Safety Rules,

Gum

A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products. Heel

Alignment of the blade.

Kerf

The material removed by the blade in a through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a non-through cut. Kickback

A hazard 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 cutting operation made with the miter gage at any angle other than 0°.

Molding

A non-through cut that gives a varied shape to the workpiece and requires a special blade,

Push Stick

A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw blade during narrow cutting operations. It helps keep the operator's hands well away from the blade,

Rabbet

A notch in the edge of a workpiece.

Resaw

A cutting operation to reduce the thickness of the workpiece in order to make thinner pieces.

Resin

A sticky, sap-based substance,

Rip Cut

A cut made with the the grain of the workpiece. Sawblade Path

The area directly in line with the blade -- over, under, behind, or in front of it, Also, the workpiece 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. Throw-Back

Saw throwing back a workpiece; similar to kickback, Through Sawing

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

Trailing End

The workpiece end last cut by the blade in a rip cut. 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,

Worktable

The surface on which the workpiece rests while performing a cutting operation,

Blade Arbor			5/8 in.
Blade Diameter			10 in,
Blade Tilt			0 ° - 45 °
Table	Size without table extensions	20	in, x 27	in.
Table	Size with table extensions	44	in, x 27	in.

Rating	13 Amperes, 1,5 HP
	(3 HP max, developed)
Input	120 V, 60 Hz - AC only
No Load Speed	3,600 RPM

Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0°/Bevel 0° 3-3/8 in, Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0°/Bevel 45°: 2-1/4 in.

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