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Kerf

GCSE Design and Technology · key term

Kerf

Definition

The width of material removed by a cutting tool, such as a saw blade.

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AQA GCSE Design and Technology · 8552

Paper 1

The narrow slot of material removed by a saw blade during cutting.
Shearing does not remove a wide saw kerf, although edge offcuts can still become waste.
Revise: Prototyping tools and processes
The width of material removed by a cutting process.
Revise: Quality control systems

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Kerf — AQA GCSE Design and Technology Definition | GradeGen

Revise: Efficient material cutting

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The width of material removed by a saw blade during a cut.
Revise: Specialist techniques and processes

AQA Design and Technology past papers

Wastage process