Glossary
Anti-kickback Pawls: Pivoted objects with
teeth which help prevent workpiece kickback.
Arbor: The bar or shaft that holds the saw
blade.
Beveh The slanting of the motor and blade to
an angle between 0° and 90°.
Crosscut: Cutting a workpiece to length.
Dado: Non-through cut which produces a
square sided notch or trough in the workpiece.
Featherboard: Device used to keep
workpiece in contact with the fence during rip-
ping.
Freehand: Performing a cut without the use
of fence, guide or hold-down designed to
prevent the workpiece from moving during
the cutting operation.
Heel: Misalignment of the blade relative to
blade travel path.
Infeed: The end of the saw blade where the
workpiece is fed during ripping; identified by
the absence of pawls.
In-Rip: Positioning the the motor toward the
front of the table, the blade toward the fence.
Kerr: Slot caused by removal of material by
the blade in a through cut, or a shallow slot
produced by the blade in a non-through cut.
Kickback: Uncontrolled throwing of the
workpiece during ripping.
Miter: Positioning the saw arm to the right or
left of 0°.
Molding Cut: Non-through cut which
produces a contoured surface on the
workpiece.
Outfeed: The end of the saw blade where the
rip cut workpiece leaves the saw blade; iden-
tified by presence of pawls.
Out-rip: Positioning the motor toward the
fence, the blade toward the front of the table
during ripping.
Parallel: When two surfaces are the same dis-
tance apart at all points.
Perpendicular: When two surfaces are 90°
(square) to each other.
Push Block/Auxiliary Fence: Two accessories
used together for ripping a workpiece be-
tween 1/2 inch and 2 inches wide.
Push Stick: Cutting accessory used during rip-
ping a workpiece between 2 inches and 6 in-
ches wide.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM): Number of
turns completed by an object in one minute.
Ripping: Used to change the width of a
workpiece by cutting along its length.
Spreader: Used during ripping to keep the
kerf from closing and pinching the blade. It
helps prevent kickback.
Workpiece: Object being cut by the saw.
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