Craftsman 21194 Operation Manual - Page 16

POSITIVESTOPLOCKINGLEVER- KICKBACK- Sudden and unintended Locksthemitersawata presept ositive movement of the tool or workpiece. It is stopforthedesiredmiterangle. typically caused by binding or pinching SWITCHHANDLE- Theswitch of the workpiece handlecontainsthetriggerswitchand thelaseron/offswitchT. hebladeis loweredintotheworkpiecebypushing downonthehandleT. hesawwill returnto itsuprightpositionwhenthe handleis released. MITER CUT - A miter is a type of joint where the two parts to be joined are cut at an angle, and typically the finished joint forms a 90-degree angle. Also commonly spelled "mitre". WARNINGLABELS- Readand understanfdoryourownsafetyM. ake surealllabelsarepresenot nmachine andlegible. REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) - The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute. SAW BLADE PATH - The area of the WRENCHSTORAGE - Convenient storage to prevent misplacing the blade wrench. WOODWORKING TERMS workpiece or table top directly in line with the travel of the blade or the part of the workpiece which will be cut. SET - The distance between two saw blade tips, bent outward in opposite directions to each other. The further ARBOR - The shaft on which a blade is mounted. apart the tips are, the greater the set. THIN=KERF BLADE - Thinner than BEVEL CUT - An angle cut made through the face of the workpiece. normal blades, remove less material, smaller kerfs (between .065 and .070). COMPOUND CUT - An angled cut Blade thinness also may increase the heat generated while cutting. to both the edge and face of a board, most common use is with crown WORKPIECE - The wood being molding. CROSS CUT - A cut which runs across cut. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends and edges. the board perpendicular to the grain. FREEHAND - Performing a cut without using a fence (guide), hold down or other proper device to prevent the workpiece from twisting during the cutting operation. HEEL - Misalignment of the blade. KERF - The width of a saw cut, determined by the thickness and set of the blade.