Patent ID: 7866240

Claim:
A miter saw comprising: a base section that supports a construction member thereon; a circular saw unit that rotatably supports a circular saw blade; a support section laterally tiltably connected to the base section and pivotally movably supporting the circular saw unit at a position above the base section; and a cutting angle display device comprising: an input unit that allows input of a wall to wall angle between a first wall and a second wall intersecting with each other, the first wall and the second wall extending in a generally vertical direction; a providing unit that provides a cutting angle including a miter angle and a bevel angle based on the wall to wall angle inputted by the input unit to provide a first cut end of a first construction member to be installed along the first wall and to provide a second cut end of a second construction member to be installed along the second wall, the cutting angle permitting the first cut end and the second cut end to be spliced with each upon installation of the first construction member and the second construction member along the first wall and the second wall, respectively; and a display that displays the cutting angle provided by the providing unit.