Glossary Of Terms - Craftsman professional 152.221240 Manual Del Operador

Anti-Kickback Fingers – A safety device attached to the
blade guard and splitter assembly designed to stop a
workpiece from being thrown back during a cutting opera-
tion.
Arbor – The shaft on which the blade or accessory cut-
ting-tool is mounted.
Bevel Cut – The operation of making any cut with the
blade set on a degree other than 90 degrees.
Compound Cut – The operation of making both a bevel
and a miter cut at one time.
Crosscut – The operation of making a cut across the
grain or width of a workpiece.
Dado – A non-through cut that produces a square notch.
A dado is typically from 1/8-in. to 13/16-in. wide. A dado
requires a special set of blades, not included with this
table saw.
Featherboard – An accessory device that can be made or
purchased to help guide or hold down a workpiece during
cutting operations.
Freehand – A very dangerous operation of making a cut
without using the fence or miter gauge in a cutting opera-
tion. Freehand cuts must never be performed on a Table
Saw.
Gum, Pitch or Resin – A sticky, sap based residue that
comes from wood products.
Heel – The misalignment of the blade to the miter slots;
when the blade is not parallel to the miter slots.

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Kerf – The material removed by the blade in the work-
piece during any cutting operation.
Kickback – When the workpiece is thrown back towards
the operator during a cutting operation when the workpiece
initially contacts the blade or if the workpiece pinches the
blade. Kickback is dangerous and can result in serious
injury.
Miter Cut – The operation of making a cut using the miter
gauge at any angle other than zero degrees.
Push Stick – An accessory device that can be made or
purchased to help push the workpiece through the blade.
A push stick is used to keep the operator's hands away
from the blade when ripping a narrow workpiece.
Rabbet – A square notch in the edge of the workpiece.
Resaw – The operation of making a cut to reduce the
thickness of the workpiece.
Rip Cut – The operation of making a cut with the grain of
the workpiece.
Saw Blade Path – The area that is directly in line with the
blade, including area over, under, behind and in front of it.
Set of the Saw Blade – The distance that the tips of the
saw blade are angled outwards from the thickness of the
blade. The set of the saw blade teeth allows for the blade
body to pass safely through all cuts.
Table/Work Area – The total surface of the top of the table
saw on which the workpiece rests while set-up or cutting
operations are being performed.