Patent ID: 8621970

Claim:
A miter saw, comprising: a base; a turntable rotatable in relation to said base and including a work piece support surface; a support assembly attached to said turntable; a saw assembly attached to said support assembly and configured to cut a work piece supported on said turntable; and a fence assembly including (i) an elongate fence body that extends along a first axis, said elongate fence body being supported by said base and positioned over said turntable, said fence body including a first elongate work piece abutment surface and a first connecting structure, and (ii) a fence insert including a second elongate work piece abutment surface and having a second connecting structure, wherein (i) said fence assembly is positionable in a first configuration and a second configuration, (ii) when said fence assembly is positioned in said first configuration, said second connecting structure cooperates with said first connecting structure to secure said fence insert at a first position in relation to said fence body, and (iii) when said fence assembly is positioned in said second configuration, said second connecting structure cooperates with said first connecting structure to secure said fence insert at a second position in relation to said fence body, wherein said first elongate work piece abutment surface is positioned to lie substantially in a first plane that is perpendicular to said work piece support surface, wherein said second elongate work piece abutment surface is positioned to lie substantially in a second plane that is perpendicular to said work piece support surface, wherein, when said fence insert is secured at said first position, said second work piece abutment surface is aligned with said first workpiece abutment surface such that said first plane and said second plane are substantially coplanar, wherein, when said fence insert is secured at said second position, said second workpiece abutment surface is offset in front of said first work piece abutment surface such that said second plane is substantially parallel to and spaced apart from said first plane, wherein said elongate fence body includes a left lateral body portion and a right lateral body portion that are separated by a first gap, wherein said fence insert includes a left lateral insert portion and a right lateral insert portion that are separated by a second gap, wherein said saw assembly includes a cutting blade, and wherein said support assembly is configured to move said cutting blade into said first gap and said second gap.