Model G0771Z (Mfd. Since 01/21)
-5-
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.
Glossary of Terms
Arbor: A metal shaft extending from the drive
mechanism which the blade is attached to.
Bevel Edge Cut: A cut made with the blade
tilted to an angle between 0˚ and 45˚ to cut
a beveled edge onto a workpiece. Refer to
Page 37 for more details.
Blade Guard Assembly: Metal or plastic safety
device that mounts over the saw blade. Its
function is to prevent the operator from com-
ing into contact with the saw blade. Refer to
Page 31 for more details.
Crosscut: Cutting operation in which the cut is
made perpendicular to the grain of wood.
Refer to
Page 36 for more details.
Dado Blade: Blade or set of blades that are used
to cut grooves and rabbets. This saw and
arbor are not intended to safely use a dado
blade larger than
13
⁄
16
" wide as specified on
Page 7.
Dado Cut: Cutting operation that uses a dado
blade to cut a flat bottomed groove into the
face of the workpiece. Refer to
Page 37 for
more details.
Featherboard: Safety device used to keep the
workpiece against the rip fence and against
the table surface. Refer to
Page 46 for more
details.
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, usually
at a very high rate of speed. See
Page 11 for
information about ways to avoid kickback.
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.
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).
Perpendicular: Lines or planes that intersect and
form right angles (i.e. the blade is perpen-
dicular 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.
Refer to
Page 49 for more details.
Rabbet: Cutting operation that creates an
L-shaped channel along the edge of the
workpiece. Refer to
Page 39 for more details.
Rip Cut: Cutting operation in which the cut is
made parallel to the grain of the wood. Refer
to
Page 35 for more details.
Riving Knife: Similar to the spreader however,
the top of the riving knife is slightly lower than
the top of the blade which allows non-through
cuts. See
Page 33 for more details.
Spreader/Splitter: Metal plate located behind
the blade that keeps the cut workpiece from
pinching the blade to reduce the possibility of
kickback. Spreaders will typically have anti-
kickback pawls attached.
Straightedge: A tool used to check the flatness,
parallelism, or consistency of a surface.
Thin Kerf Blade: A blade with a kerf or thickness
that is thinner than a standard blade. Thin
kerf blades cannot be used on this saw with-
out using a thin-kerf riving knife.
Through Cut: A cut in which the blade cuts
completely through the workpiece. Refer to
Page 28 for more information.
