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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS ASSEMBLY
– 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/TILTING
HANDWHEEL
– Raises and lowers
the blade or tilts the blade to angle
between 0º and 45º for bevel cuts.
BLADE GUARD
– Clear plastic cover
that positions itself over the blade while
cutting.
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.
FEATHERBOARD
– When ripping
a workpiece on your table saw, this
keeps it firmly and safely against the
rip fence. It also helps prevent chatter,
gouging, and dangerous kickback.
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.
JAMB 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.
KICKBACK
– Occurs when the saw
blade binds in the cut and violently
thrusts the workpiece back toward
the operator.
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.
NON-THROUGH SAWING
– Refers
to any cut that does not completely cut
through the workpiece.