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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
SCROLL SAW TERMS
BEVEL SCALE –
Represents the degree of table angle
from 0° to 45° when the table is tilted for bevel cutting.
BLADE GUARD FOOT –
Guards the blade and keeps
your workpiece from rising. Helps protect fingers from
blade contact.
BLADE GUARD FOOT LOCK KNOB –
Allows you to
raise or lower the foot and lock it at the desired height.
BLADE HOLDERS –
Retain and position the blades.
BLADE STORAGE –
Provides convenient easy access
to extra blades or wrenches.
QUICK RELEASE TENSION LEVER –
Quickly loosens
and retightens the blade to its original tension. The
tension lever quickly sets and resets the blade tension
when performing interior cutting operations or changing
blades.
SAWDUST BLOWER –
Keeps sawdust from covering
the line of sight for more accurate cuts. The best results
occur when the blower tube is directed toward the blade
and workpiece.
SAWDUST COLLECTION PORT –
Allows vacuum
hose or attachments to be used to remove the sawdust
from under the table and base.
TABLE LOCK KNOB –
Securely locks the table at the
angle desired for bevel cutting.
VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL KNOB –
Variable switch
dial allows greater versatility when cutting a variety
of materials. Adjust the speed to the desired setting,
between 400 to 1600 strokes per minute (SPM), by
turning the control knob clockwise or counter clockwise.
WOODWORKING TERMS
BLADE TOOTH SET –
The total width the blade will
cut based on the distance from the outside point of one
bent tooth to the outside point of the next bent tooth
establishing set of teeth.
DEFLECTION –
Slight movement of blade in the
horizontal direction while the blade is moving inline
during cutting operation. This may be caused by the
blade following the grain or the path of least resistance.
FEED –
Rate of moving material to be cut into the blade.
KERF –
The slot cut by the blade.
LEADING EDGE –
The front edge of the workpiece that
is guided into the blade.
SAW BLADE PATH –
Area or line of sight of the
workpiece moving in line toward the saw blade edge.
SURFACE –
Top of workpiece being cut.
TRAILING EDGE –
The end of the workpiece edge last
cut by the saw blade.
WORKPIECE –
Material on which the cutting operation
is being performed.
Kerf
Leading edge
Saw blade path
Trailing edge
Workpiece
Surface
