Patent ID: 8217743

Claim:
A miter saw comprising: a magnetic locking system for releasably locking a first component to a second component, wherein said first component is a base of a miter saw, said second component is a miter saw table, and said miter saw table is configured and arranged to rotate with respect to said base; wherein said locking system includes: a ferro-magnetic member associated with the first component; a magnet housing attached to the second component and positioned adjacent said ferro-magnetic member, wherein said magnet housing includes first and second blocks that sandwich an intermediate block, and further wherein said first and second blocks are each made of a ferro-magnetic material and said intermediate block is made of a non-ferro-magnetic material; an aperture formed within said housing; a permanent magnet rotatably seated within said aperture; a switch mechanism operatively connected to one of said permanent magnet and said housing, wherein said switch mechanism is configured and arranged to rotate said housing and said permanent magnet relative to each other between an on position and an off position.