Craftsman 21807 Operation Manual - Page 16

ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS - Prevents the workpiece from being kicked upward or back toward the front of the table saw by the spinning blade. ARBOR - The shaft on which the blade or dado is mounted. the workpiece from twisting during the cutting operation. GUM - A sticky sap from wood products. HEEL - Misalignment of the blade. BEVEL CUT - An angle cut made through the face of the workpiece. JAMB NUT - Nut used to lock another nut in place on a threaded rod or bolt. BLADE BEVEL SCALE - Measures the angle the blade is tilted when set for a bevel cut. BLADE ELEVATION AND TiLTiNG HANDWHEEL = Raises and lowers the blade or tilts the blade to angle between 0° and 45 ° for bevel cuts. BLADE GUARD - Clear plastic cover that positions itself over the blade while cutting. KERF - The amount of material removed by the blade cut. MITER CUT - An angle cut made across the width of the workpiece. MITER GAUGE - A guide used for crosscutting operations that slides in the table top channels (grooves) located on either side of the blade. It helps make accurate straight or angle crosscuts. COMPOUND CUT - A simultaneous bevel and miter cut. CROSSCUT - A cut made across the width of the workpiece. DADO - Special cutting blades that are used to cut grooves in a workpiece. OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH Protects the motor if it overloads during operation, provides a way to restart the saw. PUSH STICK- Used to push workpieces when performing ripping operations. FREEHAND - Performing a cut without using a rip fence, miter gauge, hold down or other proper device to prevent PUSH BLOCK - Used for ripping operation when the workpiece is too narrow to use a push stick. Always use a push block for rip widths less than 2 in.