Craftsman 137.21807 - Manual (Page 16)

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GLOSSARY 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 AND TILTING
HANDWHEEL – Raises and lowers
the blade or tilts the blade to angle
between 0
o and 45 o for bevel cuts.
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. It
helps make accurate straight or angle
crosscuts.
OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH –
Protects the motor if it overloads during
operation, provides a way to restart the
saw.
PUSH STICK – Used to push
workpieces when performing ripping
operations.
PUSH BLOCK – Used for ripping
operation when the workpiece is too
narrow to use a push stick. Always use
a push block for rip widths less than 2 in.