ANTFKICKBACKPAWLS= Preventstheworkpiece
frombeingkickedupwardorbacktowardthefrontofthe
tablesawbythespinningblade.
ON/OFFSWITCH= Containsa built-insafetyswitch
key.TolocktheswitchintheOFFposition,removethe
switchkeyfromtheswitch.
ARBOR=Theshaftonwhichthebladeordadois
mounted.
BEVELCUT= Ananglecutmadethroughthefaceof
theworkpiece.
BLADEBEVELSCALE= Measurestheangletheblade
istiltedwhensetfora bevelcut.
BLADEELEVATIONHANDWHEEL= Raisesand
lowerstheblade.
BLADEGUARD= Clearplasticcoverthatpositions
itselfoverthebladewhilecutting.
BLADETILTINGBANDWHEEL=Tiltsthebladetoany
anglebetween0oand45° forbevelcuts.
COMPOUNDCUT=A simultaneousbevelandmiter
cut.
CROSSCUT= Acutmadeacrossthewidthofthework
piece.
DADO=Specialcuttingbladesthatareusedtocut
groovesinaworkpiece.
OVERLOADRESETSWITCH= Resetsthe
thermocoupleandprovidesa wayto restartthesaw
motorifit overloadsoroverheats.
PUSHSTICK= Specialwoodenaccessorythatisused
topusha smallworkpiecewhenworkingclosetothe
sawblade.
RESIN= Astickysapthathashardened.
REVOLUTIONSPERMINUTE(RPWI)=Thenumberof
turnscompletedbya spinningobjectinoneminute.
RIPFENCE=Aguideusedforripcuttingthatclampsto
thetabletop. Itallowstheworkpieceto cutstraight.
RIPPING=Cuttingwiththegrainofthesolidwoodor
alongthelengthoftheworkpiece.
SAWBLADEPATH= Theareaoftheworkpieceor
tabletopdirectlyinlinewiththetravelofthebladeorthe
partoftheworkpiecethatwil!becut.
SET= Thedistancebetweentwosawbladetips,bent
outwardinoppositedirectionstoeachother.The
furtherapartthetipsare,thegreatertheset.
DUSTPORT= Holeinbackofsawbaseforattachment
ofvacuumhose.
FREEHAND= Performingacutwithoutusinga rip
fence,mitergauge,holddownorotherproperdeviceto
preventtheworkpiecefromtwistingduringthecutting
operation.
GUM=Astickysapfromwoodproducts.
HEEL= MisaiignmentoftheMade.
SPLITTER= Keepstheworkpiecesplitapartafter
beingcutto preventbindingonthebladeandwork
piece.
TABLEINSERT= Metalinsertthatisremovedfromthe
tabletoinstall/ 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.
JAM NUT = Nut used to lock another nut in place on a
threaded rod or bolt.
WORK PIECE = Material 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+
Leading Edge
Kerf
Surface
Saw Blade Path
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.
Work Piece
Trailing Edge