Patent ID: 6823765
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B23D,B23Q,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A saw comprisinga table on which a workpiece is placed; a saw unit supporting a saw blade and having a motor for rotarably driving said saw blade; a housing pivotally supporting said saw unit related to said table in such a manner that said saw unit is at least laterally pivotable about a rotational axis in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions; and a bevel mechanism for selectively determining the lateral position of said saw unit at any of a plurality of pivoted positions including a vertical position where said saw blade is positioned substantially vertically relative to said table; said bevel mechanism comprising a movable rod and an adjustable plate with a first opening for receiving the rod, said rod being operable to move between a first rod position inserted into the first opening and a second rod position not inserted into the first opening.