Patent ID: 8607678

Claim:
A miter saw comprising: a base assembly; a table assembly rotatably disposed on the base assembly; a support housing connected to the table assembly; a saw assembly pivotably attached to the support housing, the saw assembly being pivotable downwardly for cutting a workpiece disposed on the table assembly; a miter lock assembly for fixing a rotational position of the table assembly relative to the base assembly, the miter lock assembly comprising a miter lock handle pivotally attached to the table assembly and is movable between a first position where a rotational position of the table assembly relative to the base assembly is fixed and a second position where the rotational position of the table assembly relative to the base assembly is not fixed; and a detent member attached to the table assembly movable between a first position engaging a recess disposed in the base assembly, and a second position not engaging the recess; wherein the detent member is moved to the second position when the miter lock handle is moved to the first position.