Craftsman M2500R4 Operation Manual - Page 11

GLOSSARY OF TERMS COMPOUND MITER SAW TERMS on machine and legible. ARBOR LOCK - Allows the user to keep the blade from rotating while tightening or loosening the arbor bolt during blade replacement or removal. WRENCH STORAGE - Convenient storage to prevent misplacing the blade wrench. WOODWORKING TERMS BASE - Supports the table, holds accessories ARBOR - The shaft on which a blade is and allows for workbench or leg set mounting. mounted. BEVEL LOCKING HANDLE - Locks the miter BEVEL CUT - An angle cut made through the saw at a desired bevel angle. face of the workpiece. BEVEL SCALE - To measure the bevel angle of COMPOUND CUT - A simultaneous bevel and the saw blade 0° to 45° left. miter cut. COVER PLATE SCREW - Loosen this screw and rotate the plate for access to the blade arbor bolt. FENCE - Helps to keep the workpiece from moving when sawing. Scaled to assist with accurate cutting. CROSS CUT - A cut made across the width of the workpiece. 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. LOWER BLADE GUARD - Helps protect your hands from the blade in the raised position, it retracts as the blade is lowered. GUM - A sticky sap from wood products. HEEL - Misalignment of the blade. MITER HANDLE - Used to rotate the table, and KERF - The amount of material removed by to rotate the saw to a right or left cutting position. blade cut. MITER SCALE - Measures the miter angle 0° to MITER CUT - An angle cut made across the 45° left and right. width of the workpiece. MOUNTING HOLES - To mount the miter saw to a stable surface. ON/OFF TRIGGER SWITCH - To start the tool, squeeze the trigger. Release the trigger to turn off the miter saw. POSITIVE STOP LOCKING LEVER - Locks the miter saw at a preset positive stop for the desired miter angle. RESIN - A sticky sap that has hardened. REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) - The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute. SAW BLADE PATH - The area of the workpiece or table top directly in line with the travel of the blade or the part of the workpiece which will be cut. STOP LATCH - Locks the miter saw in the lowered position for compact storage and transportation. SET - The distance between two saw blade tips, bent outward in opposite directions to each other. The further apart the tips are, the greater the set. SWITCH HANDLE - The switch handle contains the trigger switch and the laser on/off switch. The blade is lowered into the workpiece by pushing down on the handle. The saw will return to its upright position when the handle is released. WORKPIECE - The item being cut. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends and edges. WARNING LABELS - Read and understand for your own safety. Make sure all labels are present 11