Push Blocks (for mechanical brush)
Device used to feed the workpiece onto
the joint planer cutting head during any
operation. This helps keep the
operator's hands away from the cutter
head.
Push Blocks (for table saw) Device
used to hold the workpiece during
cutting operations. This accessory
helps keep the operator's hands away
from the blade.
Push Rods (for table saws)
Device used to push the workpiece
during cutting operations. A push rod
must be used for ripping operations.
This accessory helps keep the
operator's hands away from the blade.
Saw Back
A cutting operation to reduce the
thickness of the workpiece to make
parts thinner.
Resin
A sticky substance, based on sap that
has hardened.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
The number of laps completed by a
rotating object in one minute.
Cut To Thread
A cutting operation along the length of
the workpiece.
The Divider / Spreader / Divider Knife
(table saw)
A piece of metal, slightly thinner than
the blade, that helps keep the cut open
and also helps prevent kickback.
Saw Blade Path
The area above, below, behind or in
front of the blade. It is applied to the
workpiece, the area that will be or has
been cut by the blade.
Placement
The distance that the tip of the saw
blade tooth is bent (or adjusted) out of
the face of the blade.
Rounding machine (planers)
Depression made at the ends of a
workpiece by blades when the
workpiece is not adequately
supported.
Sharp Cut
A cut in which the material being cut
has a different width at the beginning
of the cut from the end
Full Cut
Any cutting operation in which the
blade extends completely through the
thickness of the workpiece.
Kickback
Kickback of a workpiece
usually caused by the workpiece
falling onto the blade or accidental
contact with the blade.
Workpiece or Material
The element on which the operation is
being done.
Worktable
SSurface on which the workpiece
rests while cutting, drilling, planing, or
sanding.
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