Skil 3700 manual Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Terms

ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS

Device which, when properly maintained, is designed to stop the workpiece from being kicked back at the operator during operation.

KICKBACK

An uncontrolled grabbing and throwing of the workpiece back toward the front of the saw during a rip type operation.

LEADING END

ARBOR

The shaft on which a cutting tool is mounted.

CROSSCUT

A cutting or shaping operation made across the width of the workpiece cutting the workpiece to length.

DADO

A non-through cut which produces a square sided notch or trough in the workpiece.

FEATHERBOARD

A device which can help guide workpieces during rip type operation by keeping workpiece in contact with the rip fence. It also helps prevent kickback.

FREEHAND

Performing a cut without a fence, miter gauge, fixture, hold down or other proper device to keep the workpiece from twisting during the cut.

GUM

The end of the workpiece which, during a rip type operation, is pushed into the cutting tool first.

NON THRU-SAWING

Any cutting operation where the blade does not extend through the workpiece.

PUSH STICK

A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw during narrow ripping-type operation and helps keep the operator’s hands well away from the blade. Use the Push Stick for rip widths less than 6 inches and more than 2 inches.

PUSH BLOCK

A device used for ripping-type operations too narrow to allow use of a Push Stick. Use a Push Block for rip widths less than 2 inches.

RABBET

A notch in the edge of a workpiece. Also called an edge dado.

A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products. After it has hardened, it is referred to as “RESIN”.

HEEL

RIPPING

A cutting operation along the length of the workpiece cutting the workpiece to width.

Misalignment of the blade which causes the trailing or out- feed side of the blade to contact the cut surface of the work- piece. Heel can cause kickback, binding, excessive force, burning of the workpiece or splintering. In general, heel cre- ates a poor quality cut and can be a safety hazard.

KERF

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

REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (R.P.M.)

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

WORKPIECE

The item on which the cutting operation is being performed. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends and edges.

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