Glossary Of Terms - Grizzly T10824 Owner's Manual

The following is a list of common definitions, terms and phrases used throughout this manual as they relate
to this track 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.
The blade is held in place on the arbor using a
special arbor bolt and arbor washer.
Blade Guard: Metal or plastic safety device that
encases the saw blade. Its function is to pre-
vent the operator from coming into contact with
the saw blade.
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 tool or 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).
Model T10824 (Mfd. Since 07/14)

Glossary Of Terms

Perpendicular: Lines or planes that intersect
and form right angles (i.e. the blade is perpen-
dicular to the table surface).
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.
Plunge Cut: A sawing operation in which the
cut is started above the workpiece; the blade
engages the workpiece by "plunging" down at
the beginning of the cut, and advances once
the blade cuts through the workpiece.
-5-