Craftsman 137.248850 - Manual (Page 9)

C3LOSSARY OF TERMS
ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS - Prevents the workpiece
from being kicked upward or back toward the front of the
table saw by the spinning blade.
ARBOR - The shaft on which the blade or dado is
mounted.
BEVEL CUT - An angle cut made through the face of
the workpiece.
BLADE BEVEL SCALE - Measures the angle the blade
is tilted when set for a bevel cut.
BLADE ELEVATION HANDWHEEL - Raises and
lowers the blade.
BLADE GUARD - Clear plastic cover that positions
itself over the blade while cutting.
COMPOUND CUT - A simultaneous bevel and miter
cut.
CROSSCUT - A cut made across the width of the
workpiece.
DADO - Special cutting blades that are used to cut
grooves in a workpiece.
FREEHAND - Performing a cut without using a rip
fence, miter gauge, 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.
JAMB NUT - Nut used to lock another nut in place on a
threaded rod or bolt.
KERF - The amount of material removed by the blade
cut.
MITER CUT - An angle cut made across the width of
the workpiece.
MITER GAUGE - A guide used for crosscutting
operations that slides in the table top channels (grooves)
located on either side of the blade, ft helps make
accurate straight or angle crosscuts.
OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH - Resets the
thermocouple and provides a way to restart the saw
motor if it overloads or overheats.
PUSH STICK - Used to push workpieces when
performing ripping operations.
RESIN - A sticky sap that has hardened.
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) - The number of
turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.
RIP FENCE-A guide used for rip cutting which allows
the workpiece to cut straight.
RIPPING - Cutting with the grain of the wood or along
the length of the workpiece.
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 that 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.
SPLITTER - Keeps the workpiece split apart after being
cut to prevent binding on the blade and workpiece.
TABLE INSERT - Insert that is removed from the table
to Install / remove blades. It is also removed for dado
cutting. When dado cutting, a dado insert plate must be
used.
THROUGH SAWING - Making a cut completely
through the length or width of a workpiece.
WORKPIECE - Material to be cut.