Patent ID: 6357328
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B23Q,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A table saw comprising:a base; a saw blade rotatably disposed with respect to said base and extending through said base; a first stationary rail connected to said base; a first movable rail engaging said first stationary rail and extending generally parallel to said first stationary rail; a first shim attached to said first stationary rail, said first shim defining an outer dimension and being disposed between said first stationary rail and said first movable rail; and a second shim attached to said first movable rail and disposed between said first stationary rail and said first movable rail, said second shim defining an inner dimension, said inner dimension being smaller than said outer dimension, said first movable rail being movable to a first position where it overlaps with a first end of the first stationary rail and where the first shim and the second shim are spaced apart, and said first movable rail being movable to a second position where it overlaps a 2nd end of said first stationary rail and where said first shim and said second shim are spaced apart said first shim passing said second shim during movement of said first movable rail from the first position to the second position.