Craftsman 137211940 compound miter saw

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POSITIVESTOPLOCKINGLEVER-
Locksthemitersawata presetpositive
stopforthedesiredmiterangle.
SWITCHHANDLE- Theswitch
handlecontainsthetriggerswitchand
thelaseron/offswitch.Thebladeis
loweredintotheworkpiecebypushing
downonthehandle.Thesawwill
returnto itsuprightpositionwhenthe
handleisreleased.
WARNINGLABELS- Readand
understandforyourownsafety.Make
surealllabelsarepresentonmachine
andlegible.
WRENCHSTORAGE - Convenient
storage to prevent misplacing the blade
wrench.
WOODWORKING TERMS
ARBOR - The shaft on which a blade
is mounted.
BEVEL CUT - An angle cut made
through the face of the workpiece.
COMPOUND CUT - An angled cut
to both the edge and face of a board,
most common use is with crown
molding.
CROSS CUT - A cut which runs across
the board perpendicular to the grain.
KICKBACK- Sudden and unintended
movement of the tool or workpiece. It is
typically caused by binding or pinching
of the workpiece
MITER CUT - A miter is a type of joint
where the two parts to be joined are cut
at an angle, and typically the finished
joint forms a 90-degree angle. Also
commonly spelled "mitre".
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.
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.
THIN=KERF BLADE - Thinner than
normal blades, remove less material,
smaller kerfs (between .065 and .070).
Blade thinness also may increase the
heat generated while cutting.
WORKPIECE - The wood being
cut. The surfaces of a workpiece are
commonly referred to as faces, ends
and edges.
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.
HEEL - Misalignment of the blade.
KERF - The width of a saw cut,
determined by the thickness and set of
the blade.
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