Patent ID: 7039548
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: B23D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A miter saw comprising: a base for mounting a workpiece thereon; a movable member supported to the base and movable relative to the base; a cutter blade portion connected to the movable member for rotatably supporting a circular saw blade to cut the workpiece; a positioning portion associated with the movable member and providing a predetermined nominal position of the movable member with respect to the base, the predetermined nominal position including a reference position and a specific position; a detector for producing an output signal indicative of a position of the movable member with respect to the base; a display for displaying a moving amount of the movable member from the reference position; and a processor for setting an angle between the reference position and the predetermined nominal position as the moving amount when the movable member is positioned at the predetermined nominal position, the processor computing the moving amount based on the output signal from the detector when the movable member is positioned at a position other than the predetermined nominal position, the processor sending data indicative of the moving amount to the display.