Patent ID: 8453549

Claim:
A saw having a circular cutting blade turned by a motor and a horizontal table having a slot through which a part of said circular cutting blade may pass, said table saw comprising: a blade guard positioned above the table; a pair of rails running parallel to both said cutting table and one another; a pair of handles slidably affixed to said rails, at least one of said handles including a point of contact to secure a work piece during a cutting cycle, whereby said handles further comprise a pair of mechanical arms operatively connected to said handles so as to crowd a work piece to be cut against a back fence during operation of said table saw; an anti-tie down button located on each of said handles; a logic circuit integrating said anti-tie down buttons and said circular cutting blade for engaging the cutting cycle; said logic circuit preventing said cutting cycle from being engaged unless both anti-tie down buttons are depressed within a preset time limit of each other.