Craftsman 21602 Operation Manual - Page 15

SCROLL SAW TERMS BEVEL SCALE - Represents the degree of table angle from 0° to 45 ° when the table is tilted for bevel cutting. BLADE GUARD FOOT - Guards the blade and keeps your workpiece from rising. Helps protect fingers from blade contact. BLADE GUARD FOOT LOCK KNOB - Allows you to raise or lower the foot and lock it at the desired height. BLADE HOLDERS - Retain and position the blades. BLADE STORAGE - Provides convenient easy access to extra blades or wrenches. QUICK RELEASE TENSION LEVER - Quickly loosens and retightens the blade to its original tension. The tension lever quickly sets and resets the blade tension when performing interior cutting operations or changing blades. SAWDUST BLOWER - Keeps sawdust from covering the line of sight for more accurate cuts. The best results occur when the blower tube is directed toward the blade and workpiece. SAWDUST COLLECTION PORT Allows vacuum hose or attachments to be used to remove the sawdust from under the table and base. TABLE LOCK KNOB - Securely locks the table at the angle desired for bevel cutting. VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL KNOB - Variable switch dial allows greater versatility when cutting a variety of materials. Adjust the speed to the desired setting, between 400 to 1600 strokes per minute (SPM), by turning the control knob clockwise or counterclockwise. WOODWORKING TERMS BLADE TOOTH SET - The total width the blade will cut based on the distance from the outside point of one bent tooth to the outside point of the next bent tooth establishing set of teeth. DEFLECTION - Slight movement of blade in the horizontal direction while the blade is moving inline during cutting operation. This may be caused by the blade following the grain or the path of least resistance. FEED- Rate of moving material to be cut into the blade. KERF - The slot cut by the blade. 15