Patent ID: 7789003

Claim:
A saw having a dust collection assembly comprising: a table assembly including a workpiece support surface configured to support a workpiece during cutting; a pivot arm pivotally mounted to rotate downward toward said table assembly along a cutting plane, said pivot arm including a driver and a dust collection passage formed at a location adjacent to where said pivot arm is pivotally mounted to said table assembly; a saw blade mounted to said pivot arm and configured to be driven by said driver for cutting along the cutting plane; and a dust collection system having a groove for collecting dust forming a longitudinal axis, a first end having a pivotal connection to said table assembly at the workpiece support surface, and a second end extending to said dust collection passage, said cutting plane extending into said groove and being substantially parallel to the groove longitudinal axis; the pivotal connection between the first end and the table assembly having at least a first and a second axis, where the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis; wherein the dust collection system can be pushed by the pivot arm to pivot with the saw blade about the first axis during miter cutting of a workpiece and about the second axis prior to bevel cutting of a workpiece so that the cutting plane extends into the groove during both miter and bevel cutting.