Tradesman BTS10W4, Owner'S Manual

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TABLE SAW GLOSSARY
ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS – Prevents the workpiece from
being kicked upward or back toward the front of the table saw
by the spinning blade.
ARBOR – The shaft on which the blade or dado is mounted.
BEVEL CUT – An angle cut made through the face of the
workpiece.
BLADE BEVEL SCALE – Measures the angle the blade is
tilted when set for a bevel cut.
BLADE ELEVATION HANDWHEEL – Raises and lowers the
blade.
BLADE GUARD – Clear plastic cover that positions itself over
the blade while cutting.
BLADE TILTING HANDWHEEL – Tilts the blade to any
angle between 0
o
and 45
o
for bevel cuts.
COMPOUND CUT – A simultaneous bevel and miter cut.
CROSSCUT – A cut made across the width of the workpiece.
DADO – Special cutting blades that are used to cut grooves in a
workpiece.
DUST PORT – Hole in back of saw base for attachment of
vacuum hose.
FREEHAND – Performing a cut without using a rip fence,
miter gauge, hold down or other proper device to prevent the
workpiece from twisting during the cutting operation.
GUM – A sticky sap from wood products.
HEEL – Misalignment of the blade.
JAM NUT – Nut used to lock another nut in place on a
threaded rod or bolt.
KERF – The amount of material removed by the blade cut.
MITER CUT – An angle cut made across the width of the
workpiece.
MITER GAUGE – A guide used for crosscutting operations
that slides in the table top channels (grooves) located on either
side of the blade. It helps make accurate straight or angle
crosscuts.
OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH – Resets the thermocouple and
provides a way to restart the saw motor if it overloads or
overheats.
PUSH STICK – Special wooden accessory that is used to push
a small workpiece when working close to the saw blade.
RESIN – A sticky sap that has hardened.
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) – The number of turns
completed by a spinning object in one minute.
RIP FENCE – A guide used for rip cutting that clamps to the
table top. It allows the workpiece to cut straight.
RIPPING – Cutting with the grain of the solid wood or along
the length of the workpiece.
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 tips, bent outward
in opposite directions to each other. The further apart the tips
are, the greater the set.
SPLITTER – Keeps the workpiece split apart after being cut to
prevent binding on the blade and workpiece.
TABLE INSERT – Metal insert that is removed from the table
to install / remove blades. It is also removed for dado cutting.
When dado cutting, a dado insert plate must be used.
THROUGH- SAWING – Making a cut completely through the
length or width of a workpiece.
WORKPIECE – Material to be cut
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Leading Edge
Kerf
Surface
Workpiece
Trailing Edge
Saw blade path