A saw comprising: a base assembly; a saw assembly pivotally mounted on the base assembly which is capable of pivoting towards or away from the base assembly to a cut a work piece located on the base assembly; a motor (108, 110) mounted within the saw assembly; a drive spindle rotatably driven by the motor via a drive mechanism; characterised in that the drive mechanism comprises a rotatable output shaft, a first drive wheel mounted on the output shaft, a rotatable intermediate shaft parallel to the output shaft, a first driven wheel mounted on the intermediate shaft, a first drive belt wrapped around the first drive wheel and first driven wheel to transfer rotary motion of the output shaft to the intermediate shaft; a second drive wheel mounted on the intermediate shaft, a second driven wheel mounted on the drive spindle, a second drive belt wrapped around the second drive wheel and second driven wheel to transfer rotary motion of the intermediate shaft to the drive spindle, the drive spindle being parallel to the output shaft; characterised in that the saw assembly is slideably mounted onto two parallel guide rods (30, 32) which are pivotally mounted on the base assembly, the rods (30, 32) being located in a vertical plane with one being located above the other; wherein the output shaft passes between the two guide rods (30, 32) in a direction perpendicular to the plane within which the rods (30, 32) are located; wherein the intermediate shaft is located above and passes over the two guide rods (30, 32) in a direction perpendicular to the plane within which the rods (30, 32) are located; wherein the drive spindle passes between the two guide rods (30, 32) in a direction perpendicular to the plane within which the rods 30, 32 are located, wherein the first belt is located on a fist side of the plane within which the rods (30, 32) are located to the motor and the second belt 146 is located on a second side of the plane within which the rods 30, 32 are located opposite to the first belt 138. a base assembly; a saw assembly pivotally mounted on the base assembly which is capable of pivoting towards or away from the base assembly to a cut a work piece located on the base assembly; a motor (108, 110) mounted within the saw assembly; a drive spindle rotatably driven by the motor via a drive mechanism; characterised in that the drive mechanism comprises a rotatable output shaft, a first drive wheel mounted on the output shaft, a rotatable intermediate shaft parallel to the output shaft, a first driven wheel mounted on the intermediate shaft, a first drive belt wrapped around the first drive wheel and first driven wheel to transfer rotary motion of the output shaft to the intermediate shaft; a second drive wheel mounted on the intermediate shaft, a second driven wheel mounted on the drive spindle, a second drive belt wrapped around the second drive wheel and second driven wheel to transfer rotary motion of the intermediate shaft to the drive spindle, the drive spindle being parallel to the output shaft; characterised in that the saw assembly is slideably mounted onto two parallel guide rods (30, 32) which are pivotally mounted on the base assembly, the rods (30, 32) being located in a vertical plane with one being located above the other; wherein the output shaft passes between the two guide rods (30, 32) in a direction perpendicular to the plane within which the rods (30, 32) are located; wherein the intermediate shaft is located above and passes over the two guide rods (30, 32) in a direction perpendicular to the plane within which the rods (30, 32) are located; wherein the drive spindle passes between the two guide rods (30, 32) in a direction perpendicular to the plane within which the rods 30, 32 are located, wherein the first belt is located on a fist side of the plane within which the rods (30, 32) are located to the motor and the second belt 146 is located on a second side of the plane within which the rods 30, 32 are located opposite to the first belt 138.