Adjusting And Maintaining Power Woodworking Equipment

Front 1

Safety

Back 1

is an even more important factor in keeping machinery properly aligned and adjusted.

Front 2

Adjust

Or

Power source

Back 2

Never try to ______ any machine without disconnecting the power source.

Front 3

throat plate insert

Back 3

is the oval-shaped part that sets down in the table with a slot that the blade operates in.

Front 4

Iron

Back 4

Most table saws have tables made of

Front 5

Squaring the Blade

Back 5

Once the table is level, check the saw blade to make sure it is perpendicular to the table. This means that the blade should be at a 90-degree angle to the table

Front 6

miter gauge

Back 6

is always used to support the wood as it is fed into the saw blade.

Front 7

Squaring the Miter Gauge

Back 7

When the table saw is used to make crosscuts, a miter gauge is always used to support the wood as it is fed into the saw blade.

Front 8

trunnion

Back 8

is the heavy device under the table that mounts the blade.

Front 9

blade guides

Back 9

that prevent the blade from moving too far to either side or too far to the back.

Front 10

Cutter head

Back 10

Perhaps the most critical adjustment is the set of the blades in the ________.

Front 11

snipe

Back 11

where the boards have a dug-out or dished portion either at the beginning or at the end of the board

Front 12

Chip breaker

Back 12

the cut-off chips are thrown against a device called a _______