Blade Arbor

 

16 mm (5/8 in.)

Blade Diameter

 

254 mm (10 in.)

Blade Bevel Angle

 

0° _ 90 °

Radial Arm Swing

Range

50 °left

- 90 °right

Blade Height Adjust

 

5.35

in.

Carriage

Travel

 

 

17.25

in.

Cutting

Capacity

- Maximum

Cross Cut

15.50

in.

Cutting

Capacity

- Maximum

Out-Rip

26 in.

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

A hazard 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 pointing down. It can be across or with the grain, normally across the grain or width of the workpiece.

Dado Cut

A non-through cut that leaves a square notch or trough; requires a special blade.

Featherboard

A device to help guide workpieces during rip cuts.

Fence

A piece 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.

Cutting

Capacity- Maximum In-Rip

16 in.

Depth

of Cut at 90 °

 

3 in.

Depth

of Cut at 45 °

2.25 in.

Table Size

40 x 27.75

x 1 in.

Table Height

914 mm

(36 in.)

Rating

 

120V/240V 60 Hz -AC only

Input

 

13.0/6.5 Amperes

No Load Speed

3,600 RPM

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-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 vertical cut made at any angle other than 0° across the workpiece.

Molding

A shaping cut that gives a varied shape to the workpiece and requires a special blade.

Out-Rip

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

Pushstick

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