Patent ID: 7021186

Claim:
A miter saw comprising: a. a base; b. a turntable rotatably mounted to the base having a planar upper surface; c. a fence assembly affixed to the base; d. a saw assembly including an elongate arm having a fixed end pivotally attached to the turntable, a distal end forming a handle and a central region therebetween; e. a motor assembly disposed on the elongate arm, the motor assembly including a rotary spindle supporting a cutting disk and a motor operatively connected to the rotary spindle; and f. a bevel adjustment mechanism for adjusting the angle of inclination of the cutting disk relative to the turntable upper surface, the bevel adjustment mechanism including a first knuckle for adjusting the angle of inclination of the cutting disk about a tilt axis, the first knuckle including i. a fixed portion mounted adjacent the outer periphery of the turntable and extending beyond an outer portion of the base and having a locking flange extending radially outward from the tilt axis, ii. a rotating portion cooperating with the fixed portion having first and second opposing flanges disposed in a plane generally perpendicular to the tilt axis, wherein the first flange includes an arcuate channel spaced radially outward of the tilt axis and the second flange includes a scale provided thereon cooperating with an indicator on the fixed portion to measure the angle of inclination of the saw assembly relative to the tilt axis, and iii. a locking mechanism extending through the arcuate channel in the first flange of the rotating portion into a passage formed in the locking flange of the fixed portion to secure the rotating portion to the fixed portion.