DEFINITION OF TERMS
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FREEHAND CUTS MUST NEVER BE
PERFORMED ON A TABLE SAW.
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A safety device attached to
the blade guard and splitter assembly designed to
minimize the chance of a workpiece being thrown back
during a cutting operation.
The shaft on which the blade or accessory
cutting-tool is mounted.
The operation of making any cut with the
blade set at an angle other than 90 degrees.
The operation of making both a bevel
and a miter cut at one time.
The operation of making a cut across the
grain or width of a workpiece.
A non-through cut that produces a square notch.
A dado is typically from 1/8-in. to 13/16-in. wide. A dado
requires a special set of blades, not included with this
table saw.
An accessory device that can be made
or purchased to help guide or hold down a workpiece
during cutting operations.
A very dangerous operation of making a cut
without using the fence or miter gauge in a cutting
operation.
A sticky, sap based residue that
comes from wood products.
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The misalignment of the blade to the miter
slots; when the blade is not parallel to the miter slots.
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The material removed from the workpiece by the
blade during any cutting operation.
When the workpiece is thrown back toward
the operator at a high rate of speed during a cutting
operation.
The operation of making a cut using the
miter gauge at any angle other than zero degrees.
An accessory device that can be made or
purchased to help push the workpiece through the
blade. A push stick is used to keep the operator hands
away from the blade when ripping a narrow workpiece.
A square notch in the edge of the workpiece.
The operation of making a cut with the grain
or down the length of the workpiece.
The area that is directly in line with
the blade, including area over, under, behind and in front
of it.
The distance that the tips of the
saw blade are angled outwards from the thickness of the
blade.
The total surface of the top of the
table saw on which the workpiece rests while set-up or
cutting operations are being performed.
Also
the clearance between riving knife and blade will be
consistent when raising or lowing blade.
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-The same as splitter-it prevents the slot
cut into kerf from closing behind the blade on a rip.
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There are a variety of accessories available for your Steel City Product. For more information on
any accessories associated with this and other machines, please contact your nearest Steel City
distributor, or visit our website at :
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ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS