Patent ID: 6561068
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A saw comprising:a base; a rotatable table for supporting a workpiece, the table being rotatably disposed within the base, the table having a top surface which is in a first plane; a fence attached to at least one of the base and the table, the fence having a front surface for placing the workpiece there against, and a rear side behind the front surface; a first rail fixedly attached to the table and being at least partially below the first plane, the first rail having a distal portion being closer to the front surface of the fence than to the rear side of the fence, the first rail having a longitudinal axis and being non-rotatable about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis; and a saw unit slidably disposed on a non-distal portion of the first rail, said non-distal portion of the first rail being between the front surface of the fence and the distal portion of the first rail, said non-distal portion being at least partially below the first plane, the saw unit being rotatable relative to the first rail; wherein a user moves the saw unit along the first rail towards the front surface of the fence to perform a cutting operation.