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Bevel Cut:
A cutting operation made with
the blade at any angle other than 90° to the
miter table.
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Blade Flange:
A ring or collar on a spindle
or arbor that permits other objects, such as
a blade, to be attached to it.
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Compound Miter Cut:
A cut made using
both a miter angle and a bevel angle at the
same time.
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Crosscut:
A cutting operation made across
the grain of the workpiece.
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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 the operator.
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Miter Cut:
A cutting operation made with
the blade at any angle other than 90° to the
fence.
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Nested Crown:
Positioning the crown
workpiece at an angle between the fence
and the table to eliminate the need to make
a bevel cut.
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No-Hands Zone:
The area between the
marked lines on the left and right side of
the base. This zone is identified by the
No-Hands Zone symbols inside the lines
marked on the base.
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Non-through Cut:
Any cutting operation
where the blade does not extend
completely through the thickness of the
workpiece.
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Revolutions Per Minute (RPM):
The
number of turns completed by a spinning
object in one minute.
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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; the area that will be or
has been cut by the blade.
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Spindle:
The revolving shaft on which a
blade or cutting tool is mounted.
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Workpiece or Material:
The item on which
the cutting operation is performed. The
surfaces of a workpiece are commonly
referred to as faces, ends, and edges.
OPERATOR’S GLOSSARY OF TERMS
