Patent ID: 6530303
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A saw comprising:a table; a base supporting the table; a saw assembly pivotably connected to at least one of the table and the base for carrying a rotatable cutting tool so that the tool protrudes through and above the table, at least part of the saw assembly being underneath the table, the saw assembly comprising a cradle, an arbor bracket pivotally connected to the cradle, an arbor rotatably supported by the arbor bracket, and a sector gear connected to the cradle; a motor bracket connected to the cradle for supporting a motor, the motor bracket being pivotally connected to the cradle; a spring disposed between the cradle and the motor bracket for biasing the motor bracket away from the cradle; a height adjustment shaft supported by the cradle and contacting the arbor bracket; and a bevel adjustment shaft supported by the cradle and contacting the sector gear, wherein distance between the height adjustment shaft and the table is larger than distance between the bevel adjustment shaft and the table.