Craftsman 137.248840 - Manual (Page 9)

GLOSSARY OF TERM
ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS - Prevents the work piece
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.
BE¥EL CUT - An angle cut made through the face of
the work piece.
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.
BLADE TILTING HANDWHEEL - Tilts the blade to any
angle between Oo and 45° for bevei cuts.
COMPOUND CUT - A simultaneous bevel and miter
cut.
CROSSCUT - A cut made across the width of the work
piece.
DADO - Special cutting blades that are used to cut
grooves in a work piece.
DUST PORT - Hole in back of saw base for attachment
of vacuum hose.
FREEHAND - Performing a cut without using a rip
fence, miter gauge, hold down or other proper device to
prevent the work piece from twisting during the cutting
operation.
GUM - A sticky sap from wood products.
HEEL - Misalignment of the blade.
JAM NUT - Nut used to lock another nut in place on a
threaded rod or bolt.
ON/OFF SWITCH Contains a built-in safety switch
key. To lock the switch in the OFF position, remove the
switch key from the switch.
OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH - Resets the
thermocouple and provides a way to restart the saw
motor if it overloads or overheats.
PUSH STICK - Special wooden accessory that is used
to push a small work piece when working close to the
saw blade.
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 that clamps to
the table top. It allows the work piece to cut straight.
RIPPING - Cutting with the grain of the solid wood or
along the length of the work piece.
SAW BLADE PATH - The area of the work piece or
table top directly in line with the travel of the blade or the
part of the work piece 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 work piece split apart after
being cut to prevent binding on the blade and work
piece.
TABLE INSERT - Metal 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 work piece.
WORK PIECE - Materia! to be cut.
KERF - The amount of material removed by the blade
cut.
MITER CUT - An angle cut made across the width of
the work piece.
MITER GAUGE - A guide used for crosscutting
operations that slides in the table top channels (grooves)
located on either side of the blade. It helps make
accurate straight or angle crosscuts.