Patent ID: 7765909

Claim:
A saw comprising: a base; a rotatable table for supporting a workpiece, the table being rotatably disposed on the base; a saw assembly rotatably connected to the table, the saw assembly comprising a motor and a blade driven by the motor, the blade being movable along a cutting plane; a fence assembly comprising a first fence disposed to the left of the blade and attached to the base via a first screw, the first fence defining a fence plane, a second fence disposed to the right of the blade and attached to the base via a second screw, the first and second fences defining a gap therebetween and being connected via a central portion disposed behind the gap and disposed between the first and second screws and at least partly above the table, the central portion having a protrusion extending substantially rearwardly and at least partly above the table for attaching the central portion being attached to the base at an attachment portion which is disposed behind the gap and is intersected by the cutting plane, so that a distance between the attachment portion and the fence plane is larger than a distance between the first screw and the fence plane.