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Glossary of terms – Craftsman 137.21241 User Manual

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

COMPOUND MITER SAW TERMS

ARBOR LOCK – Allows the user to keep the

blade from rotating while tightening or loosening

the arbor bolt during blade replacement or

removal.

BASE – Supports the table, holds accessories

and allows for workbench or leg set mounting.

BEVEL LOCKING HANDLE – Locks the miter

saw at a desired bevel angle.

BEVEL SCALE – To measure the bevel angle of

the saw blade 0° to 45° left.

COVER PLATE SCREW – Loosen this screw

and rotate the plate for access to the blade arbor

bolt.

FENCE – Helps to keep the workpiece from

moving when sawing. Scaled to assist with

accurate cutting.

LOWER BLADE GUARD – Helps protect your

hands from the blade in the raised position, it

retracts as the blade is lowered.

MITER HANDLE – Used to rotate the table, and

to rotate the saw to a right or left cutting position.

MITER SCALE – Measures the miter angle 0° to

45° left and right.

MOUNTING HOLES – To mount the miter saw to

a stable surface.

ON/OFF TRIGGER SWITCH – To start the tool,

squeeze the trigger. Release the trigger to turn

off the miter saw.

POSITIVE STOP LOCKING LEVER – Locks the

miter saw at a preset positive stop for the desired

miter angle.

STOP LATCH – Locks the miter saw in the

lowered position for compact storage and

transportation.

SWITCH HANDLE – The switch handle contains

the trigger switch and the laser on/off switch. The

blade is lowered into the workpiece by pushing

down on the handle. The saw will return to its

upright position when the handle is released.

WARNING LABELS – Read and understand for

your own safety. Make sure all labels are present

on machine and legible.

WRENCH STORAGE – Convenient storage to

prevent misplacing the blade wrench.

WOODWORKING TERMS

ARBOR – The shaft on which a blade is

mounted.

BEVEL CUT – An angle cut made through the

face of the workpiece.

COMPOUND CUT – A simultaneous bevel and

miter cut.

CROSS CUT – A cut made across the width of

the workpiece.

FREEHAND – Performing a cut without using a

fence (guide), 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.

KERF – The amount of material removed by

blade cut.

MITER CUT – An angle cut made across the

width of the workpiece.

RESIN – A sticky sap that has hardened.

REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) – The

number of turns completed by a spinning object

in one minute.

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 which 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.

WORKPIECE – The item being cut. The surfaces

of a workpiece are commonly referred to as

faces, ends and edges.

Cover Plate

Lower Blade Guard

Hold-down Clamp

Base

Upper Plate Guard

Miter Lock Handle

Positive Stop Locking Lever

Safety Lock-Off Button

Dust Bag

Motor

Left Extension Wing

Right Extension Wing

Bevel Scale

Hand Hold for

Transportation

Miter Angle

Pointer