Craftsman 10" Portable Table Saw Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 18)

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS ASSEMBLY

– 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/TILTING

HANDWHEEL – Raises and lowers

the blade or tilts the blade to angle

between 0º and 45º 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.

FEATHERBOARD – When ripping

a workpiece on your table saw, this

keeps it ﬁrmly and safely against the

rip fence. It also helps prevent chatter,

gouging, and dangerous kickback.

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.

KICKBACK – Occurs when the saw

blade binds in the cut and violently

thrusts the workpiece back toward

the operator.

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.

NON-THROUGH SAWING – Refers

to any cut that does not completely cut

through the workpiece.

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