A saw comprising: a base assembly; a circular table rotatably mounted on the base assembly; a bevel mount pivotally mounted on the rear of the circular table and which can pivot about a horizontal bevel axis in relation to the circular table; a saw assembly slideably and pivotally mounted on the bevel mount and which is capable of pivoting towards or away from the base assembly and sliding away from or towards the bevel mount to a cut a work piece located on the base assembly and circular table; a motor (108, 110) mounted within the saw assembly; a drive spindle rotatably driven by the motor via a drive mechanism; a cutting blade mounted on the drive spindle; a fixed guard mounted on the saw assembly which surrounds at least part of the top half of the periphery of the cutting blade; a dust tube mounted on the fixed guard which provides passageway through which dust and debris generated by the cutting action of the blade can pass from inside the fixed guard to outside of the fixed guard; wherein there is provided a dust chute mounted on bevel mount; wherein there is a fixed fence attached to the base assembly which traverses the circular table, the dust chute on the bevel mount being located behind the fence and/or a moveable fence; characterised in that the dust chute directs the flow of dust and debris generated by the cutting action of the blade into the fixed guard when the saw assembly is located in its closest position to the bevel mount; wherein a guard chute is added to rear of the fixed guard, which when the saw assembly is located in its closest position to the bevel mount and its lowest position to circular table, aligns with the dust chute on the bevel mount to act as a single combined chute; wherein, when the saw assembly is located in its lowest position, the guard chute extends downwardly to a position where it is just able to pass of over the fixed and/or moveable fences (14, 208) as the saw assembly slides back and forth on the bevel mount; and wherein the saw assembly is slideably mounted on at least one guide rod (30, 32), the guide rod being rigidly attached to a slide support which is pivotally attached to the bevel mount. a base assembly; a circular table rotatably mounted on the base assembly; a bevel mount pivotally mounted on the rear of the circular table and which can pivot about a horizontal bevel axis in relation to the circular table; a saw assembly slideably and pivotally mounted on the bevel mount and which is capable of pivoting towards or away from the base assembly and sliding away from or towards the bevel mount to a cut a work piece located on the base assembly and circular table; a motor (108, 110) mounted within the saw assembly; a drive spindle rotatably driven by the motor via a drive mechanism; a cutting blade mounted on the drive spindle; a fixed guard mounted on the saw assembly which surrounds at least part of the top half of the periphery of the cutting blade; a dust tube mounted on the fixed guard which provides passageway through which dust and debris generated by the cutting action of the blade can pass from inside the fixed guard to outside of the fixed guard; wherein there is provided a dust chute mounted on bevel mount; wherein there is a fixed fence attached to the base assembly which traverses the circular table, the dust chute on the bevel mount being located behind the fence and/or a moveable fence; characterised in that the dust chute directs the flow of dust and debris generated by the cutting action of the blade into the fixed guard when the saw assembly is located in its closest position to the bevel mount; wherein a guard chute is added to rear of the fixed guard, which when the saw assembly is located in its closest position to the bevel mount and its lowest position to circular table, aligns with the dust chute on the bevel mount to act as a single combined chute; wherein, when the saw assembly is located in its lowest position, the guard chute extends downwardly to a position where it is just able to pass of over the fixed and/or moveable fences (14, 208) as the saw assembly slides back and forth on the bevel mount; and wherein the saw assembly is slideably mounted on at least one guide rod (30, 32), the guide rod being rigidly attached to a slide support which is pivotally attached to the bevel mount.