Craftsman 137.218020 Operator's Manual download pdf (Page 9)

ANTI-KICKBACKPAWLS- 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.

located on either side of the blade. It 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.

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.

PUSH STICK - Accessory that is used to push the

workpiece through the cut to avoid placing your hands

close to the blade.

RESIN - A sticky sap that has hardened.

BLADE ELEVATION/TILTING HANDWHEEL - Raises

and lowers the blade. Tilts the blade to any angle

between 0° and 45° for bevel cuts.

BLADE GUARD - Clear plastic cover that is positioned

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.

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 workpiece 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.

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)

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 workpiece to cut straight.

RIPPING - Cutting with the grain of solid 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 farther

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.

Leading Edge

Kerf

Surface

Saw Blade Path

Workpiece

Trailing Edge

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