Woodworking With Power Machines

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Electricity

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providesa way of moving energy from place to place.

- is generated from water power, windpower, or fuels and is then sent over long distances by power lines to be received in homes, shops, and industries, where it is put to use.

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power machine

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is a tool driven by an electricmotor, hydraulics, air, gas engine, or some force other than, or in addition to, human power. Some tools such as metal shears may use levers and cams to increase human power.

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Stationary

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The word ______means having a fixed position.

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band saw

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is a power tool with saw teeth on a continuous blade or band

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Blade of a band saw

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The _________ saw is flexible and is stretched over flat wheels.

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blade guide

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with carefully adjusted rollers, supports the blade.

The ________ and other parts of the guide and the table assembly of a band saw

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Tooth type

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refers to the shape of the tooth.

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0 degree rake angle

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The teeth are set straight and have a _________ rake angle, which is the angle the teeth are set froma straight line on the blade.

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Skip-tooth blades

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have a 0-degree rake angle but also have a deep gullet

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gullet

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refers to the distance from the tip of the tooth to the blade body.

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Tooth set

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refers to the direction and pattern a band saw blade tilts.

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tilting table

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The table can be set at various angles so that cuts of 45 to 90 degrees may be made.

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miter gauge

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is an adjustable, sliding device to guide stock into a saw at the desired angle. Some band saws have a rip fence.

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rip fence

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is a guide that helps keep work in a straight line with the sawblade.

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jigsaw

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is also known as a scroll saw and is designed for sawing curves.

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Reciprocal

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means back and forth.

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pulley

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is a wheel-like device attached to a shaft and designed to fit and drive or be driven by a belt.

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table saw

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is a type of circular saw with either a tilting arbor or a tilting table for bevel cuts.

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tilting arbor

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is a motor, belt, pulley, shaft, and blade assembly that moves as a unit

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bench top saw

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The smallest is calleda ________.

It is small and designed to sit on a bench or tabletop.

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contractor’s saw

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larger size is called a_______.

This saw usually sits on its own stand, which consists of legs made from angular shaped metal.

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Parallel

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means two edges or lines are the same distance apart at all points along the length of the object.

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dado heads

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are special blades that can be adjusted to cut kerfs from 1⁄8 inch to 3⁄4 inch wide in a pass.

- may be a dial head that has staggered blades that can be dialed to set thewidth of the dado cut.

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stacked head

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This type uses several blades and cutters that can be stacked to give different widths of cuts.

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Care

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is needed when installing a blade on a saw.

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radial-arm saw

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is a power circular saw that rolls along a horizontal arm. The saw can be raised or lowered.

The arm will also pivot up to 45 degrees to the left and right.

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pivot

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means to turn or swing on.

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miter saw

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is a motor-driven circular blade that may be adjusted for angle cuts and is fed down into the material being cut

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jointer

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is a machine with rotating knives usedto straighten and smooth edges of boards and to cut bevels

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rough lumber

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Planers are used to dress to a desired thickness and smooth surface.

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planer

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is also an excellent tool to level and smooth wide pieces made by gluing boards together.

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Sanders

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may be equipped with belts or discs suitable for use on wood or metal.