GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR WOODWORKING
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Arbour:
The revolving shaft on which a blade or cutting tool is mounted.
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Arbour Lock:
Allows the user to stop the blade from rotating while tightening or loosening the
arbour screw during blade replacement or removal.
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Bevel Cut:
A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90° to the mitre
table.
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Chamfer Cut:
A cut removing a wedge from a block of wood so the end (or part of the end) is
angled at other than 90°.
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Compound Mitre Cut:
A cut made using a mitre angle and a bevel angle at the same time.
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Cross cut:
A cutting made against the grain of the work piece.
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Flange:
A ring or collar on the end of a spindle that permits other objects, such as a blade, to
be attached to it.
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Freehand Cut:
Performing a cut without using a fence, mitre gauge, fixture, work clamp, or
other proper device to keep the work piece from twisting or moving during the cut. Never
perform any cutting operation freehand.
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Gum:
A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products.
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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.
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Kickback:
A hazard that can occur when the blade binds or stalls, throwing the work piece back
toward operator.
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Mitre Cut:
A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90° to the fence.
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No Hands Zone:
The area between the marked lines on the left and right side of the mitre-table
base. This zone is identified by No-Hands-Zone symbols inside the marked lines on the mitre
table base.
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Non-Through Cuts:
Any cutting operation where the blade does not extend completely through
the thickness of the work piece.
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Resin:
A sticky, sap-based substance that has hardened.
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Revolutions Per Minute (RPM):
The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one
minute.
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Ripping or Rip Cut:
A cutting operation along the length of the work piece.
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Saw Blade Path:
The area over, under, behind, or in front of the blade, as it applies to the work
piece: that area which will be or has been cut by the blade.
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Set:
The distance that the saw blade tooth is bent (or set) outward from the face of the blade.
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Throat Plate:
A plate inserted in the Compound Mitre Saw's table that allows for blade
clearance.
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Through Sawing:
Any cutting operation where the blade extends completely through the
thickness of the work piece.
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Work piece or Material:
The item on which the cutting operation is being done. The surfaces of
a work piece are commonly referred to as faces, ends and edges.
DESCRIPTION
KNOW THE COMPOUND MITRE SAW
(See Fig. 1) Before attempting to use this Compound Mitre Saw, become familiar with all its
operating features and safety requirements.
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