Patent ID: 8191449

Claim:
A method of forming a miter cut in a workpiece, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a cutting assembly comprising: a cutting tool including: a stationary cutting deck, a cutting blade a kerf slot formed into the cutting deck, and a fence operable to support a workpiece, the fence being movably connected to the cutting deck such that the fence is repositionable along the cutting deck to alter the miter angle of the fence with respect to the kerf slot, and a tool repositioning assembly including: a base, a tool support platform to support the cutting tool, wherein the deck is coupled to the tool support platform, and a reorientation mechanism interposed between the base and the tool support platform, the reorientation mechanism being operable to rotationally reposition the tool platform with respect to the base, wherein the cutting deck remains in a fixed rotational position relative to the tool support platform during movement of the fence, and wherein the tool repositioning assembly rotates the entire cutting tool to simultaneously reorient the cutting deck, the kerf slot, and the fence. (b) reorienting the fences along the cutting deck; (c) positioning a workpiece on the deck of the cutting device; and (d) reorienting the cutting tool by rotating the tool support platform a predetermined distance with respect to the base; and (e) engaging the cutting blade to act on the workpiece.