G0501 Sliding Table Saw
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The following is a list of common definitions, terms and phrases used throughout this manual as they relate
to this table saw and woodworking in general. Become familiar with these terms for assembling, adjusting
or operating this machine. Your safety is
VERY
important to us at Grizzly!
Arbor:
Metal shaft extending from the drive
mechanism, to which saw blade is mounted.
Bevel Edge Cut:
Tilting the arbor and saw blade
to an angle between 0° and 45° to cut a
beveled edge onto a workpiece.
Blade Guard:
Metal or plastic safety device that
mounts over the saw blade. Its function is to
prevent the operator from coming into contact
with the saw blade.
Crosscut:
Cutting operation in which the cross-
cut fence is used to cut across the grain, or
across the shortest width of the workpiece.
Dado Blade:
Blade or set of blades that are used
to cut grooves and rabbets.
Dado Cut:
Cutting operation that uses a dado
blade to cut a flat bottomed groove into the
face of the workpiece.
Featherboard:
Safety device used to keep the
workpiece against the rip fence and against the
table surface.
Kerf:
The resulting cut or gap in the workpiece
after the saw blade passes through during a
cutting operation.
Kickback:
An event in which the workpiece is
propelled back towards the operator at a high
rate of speed.
Parallel:
Being an equal distance apart at every
point along two given lines or planes. i.e. the
rip fence face is parallel to the face of the saw
blade.
Non-Through Cut:
A sawing operation that
requires the removal of the blade guard and
riving knife. Dado and rabbet cuts are consid-
ered Non-Through Cuts because the blade
does not protrude above the top face of the
wood stock. Always remember to re-install the
blade guard and riving knife after performing a
non-through cut.
Perpendicular:
Lines or planes that intersect
and form right angles. i.e. the blade is perpen-
dicular to the table surface.
Push Stick:
Safety device used to push the
workpiece through a cutting operation. Used
most often when rip cutting thin workpieces.
Rabbet:
Cutting operation that creates an L-
shaped channel along the edge of the work-
piece.
Riving knife:
Metal plate located behind the the
blade. It maintains the kerf opening in the wood
when performing a cutting operation.
Straightedge:
A tool used to check the flatness,
parallelism, or consistency of a surface(s).
Through Cut:
A sawing operation in which the
workpiece is completely sawn through.
Rip Cut:
Cutting operation in which the rip fence
is used to cut with the grain, or across the
widest width of the workpiece.
Glossary Of Terms
