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FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
AND INTENDED
USE
This miter saw has been designed for
making straight lengthways and crossway
cuts in wood.
The capacity of this miter saw is designed
for sawing hardwood and softwood.
This miter saw is not suitable for cutting
aluminum or other non-ferrous metals or
alloys.
OPERATOR’S GLOSSARY OF
TERMS
Bevel Cut
: A cutting operation made
with the blade at any angle other than
90° to the miter table.
Blade Flange
: A ring or collar on a
spindle or arbor that permits other
objects, such as a blade, to be attached
to it.
Chamfer Cut
: A cut that removes a
wedge from a block of wood so that the
end (or part of the end) is angled at
more than 90°.
Compound Miter Cut
: A cut made
using both a miter angle and a bevel
angle at the same time.
Crosscut
: A cutting operation made
across the grain of the work piece.
Freehand Cut
: Performing a cut without
using a fence, miter gauge, fixture, work
clamp, or other proper device to keep
the work piece from twisting or moving
during the cut. Do not perform any
operation freehand. Use a clamp or a
vise whenever possible.
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.
Kickback
: A hazard that can occur
when the blade binds or stalls, throwing
the work piece back toward the
operator.
Miter Cut
: A cutting operation made
with the blade at any angle other than
90° to the fence.
No-Hands Zone
: The area between the
marked symbols on both sides of the
miter-table base. This zone is identified
by the No-Hands Zone symbols inside
the symbols on the miter table base.
Non-Through Cut
: Any cutting
operation where the blade does not
extend completely through the thickness
of the work piece.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
: The
number of turns completed by a
spinning object in one minute.
Saw-Arm Locking pin
: Locks the saw
arm in the “Down” position.
Saw Blade Path
: The area over, under,
behind, or in front of the blade, as it
applies to the work piece; the area that
will be or has been cut by the blade.
Set
: The distance that the saw blade
tooth is bent (or set) outward from the
face of the blade.
Slide Bars
: Guide the saw arm when
making a slide cut.
Spindle Lock
: Allows the operator to
stop the blade from rotating while
tightening or loosening the blade screw
during blade replacement or removal.
Throat Plate
: A plate inserted in the
miter saw’s table that allows for blade
clearance.
Through Sawing
: Any cutting operation
where the blade extends completely
through the thickness of the work piece.
Work Piece or Material
: The item on
which the cutting operation is
performed. The surfaces of a work piece
are commonly referred to as faces,
ends, and edges.
APPLICATION
