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Model G0771 (Mfd. Since 8/15)
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The following is a list of common definitions, terms and phrases used throughout this manual as they relate
to this table saw and woodworking in general. Become familiar with these terms for assembling, adjusting
or operating this machine. Your safety is VERY important to us at Grizzly!
Arbor: Rotating metal shaft to which saw blade
is mounted that extends from the drive mecha-
nism.
Bevel Edge Cut: Tilting the arbor and saw blade
to an angle between 0° and 45° to cut a bev-
eled edge onto a workpiece.
Blade Guard: Metal or plastic safety device that
mounts over the saw blade. Its function is to
prevent the operator from coming into contact
with the saw blade.
Crosscut: Cutting operation in which the fence is
used to cut across the grain, or the miter gauge
is used to cut across the shortest width of the
workpiece.
Dado Blade: Blade or set of blades that are used
to cut wide grooves and rabbets.
Dado Cut: "Non-through" cutting operation that
uses a dado blade to cut a flat-bottomed
groove into the face of the workpiece.
Featherboard: Safety device used to keep the
workpiece against the rip fence and table sur-
face.
Kerf: The resulting cut or gap in the workpiece
after the saw blade passes through during a
cutting operation.
Kickback: An event in which the workpiece is
propelled back towards the operator at a high
rate of speed.
Parallel: Being an equal distance apart at every
point along two given lines or planes. I.e. the
rip fence face is parallel to the face of the saw
blade.
Non-Through Cut: A cut in which the blade does
not cut through the top of the workpiece. Refer
to Page 27 for more details.
Perpendicular: Lines or planes that intersect and
form right angles. I.e. the blade is perpendicular
to the table surface.
Push Stick: Safety device used to push the
workpiece through a cutting operation. Used
most often when rip cutting thin workpieces.
Rabbet: Cutting operation that creates an
L-shaped channel along the edge of the
workpiece.
Riving Knife: Metal plate located behind the
blade. It maintains the kerf opening in the wood
when performing a cutting operation. Refer to
Page 33 for more details.
Straightedge: A tool used to check the flatness,
parallelism, or consistency of a surface(s).
Through Cut: A sawing operation in which the
workpiece is completely sawn through.
Rip Cut: Cutting operation in which the rip fence
is used to cut with the grain, or across the wid-
est width of the workpiece.
Glossary of Terms