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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
BAND SAW TERMS
BLADE GUIDES — Support the blade and keep it from
twisting during operation. Blade guides must be adjusted
when blade is changed or replaced.
BLADE TENSION KNOB — Controls the amount of blade
tension when changing blades.
BLADE TRACKING KNOB — Adjusts blade position so
blade always runs in the center of the wheel.
ON/OFF SWITCH — Has a built-in child safety lock. To lock
the switch in the OFF position, remove the switch key
from the switch.
RELIEF CUT —Removal of waste material by a cut from
the outside edge, allowing easier cutting of intricate
curves.
SAWDUST PORT — Helps keep the machine free from
sawdust. The sawdust port makes an excellent hook-up
for a wet/dry vacuum.
TABLE LOCK KNOB — Locks the table in place.
TILT (BEVEL) SCALE — Shows the degree the table is
tilted for bevel cutting.
UPPER GUIDE LOCK KNOB — Locks the upper slide. Use it
after adjusting the upper guide assembly to make sure
upper blade guide just clears workpiece before cutting.
Upper guide lock knob must be tightened before the band
saw is turned on.
WOODWORKING TERMS
BEVEL CUT — An angle cut made through the face of a
workpiece.
COMPOUND CUT — A simultaneous bevel and miter cut.
CROSSCUT — A cut made across the width of the
workpiece.
F.P.M. — Feet per minute. Used in reference to the surface
speed of the saw blade.
FREE HAND — Performing a cut without using a fence
(guide), hold-down or other proper device to prevent the
workpiece from twisting during the cutting operation.
GUM — A sticky sap-based residue from wood products.
HEEL — Misalignment of the blade.
KERF — The material removed by the blade in a through
cut, or the slot produced by the blade in a non-through or
partial cut.
LEADING EDGE — The front edge of the workpiece
pushed into the cutting tool first.
MITER CUT — An angle cut made across the width of a
workpiece.
RESAW — A cutting operation to reduce the thickness of
the workpiece to make thinner workpiece.
RESIN — A sticky sap that has hardened.
RIPPING CUT — A cutting operation along the length of
the workpiece.
R.P.M. — Revolutions per minute. The number of turns
completed by a spinning object in one minute.
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 teeth tips,
that are bent outward in opposite directions to each other.
The further apart the tips are, the greater the set.
TRAILING EDGE — The workpiece edge last cut by the
blade.
WORKPIECE — The item being cut. The surfaces of a
workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends and
edges.
WORKTABLE — The surface on which the workpiece
rests while performing a cutting or sanding operation.
Leading Edge
Relief cut
Sawblade
Path
Trailing Edge
Workpiece
Surface
Kerf