Patent ID: 8850940

Claim:
A miter saw for use with a miter saw stand, comprising: a base having a first mounting member that defines a first clamping surface and is movably attached to said base, a second mounting member that defines a second clamping surface and is attached in a fixed position to said base, and a first actuator, the first mounting member and the second mounting member being spaced apart horizontally with the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface arranged facing each other, the first actuator being configured to move the first mounting member between a clamped and an unclamped position in relation to said second clamping member to removably secure said base to a miter stand; a turntable rotatable in relation to said base and having a work piece support surface; a support assembly attached to said turntable; and a cutting assembly attached to said support assembly and positioned over said turntable, wherein said base includes an upper surface positioned above said first mounting member and a first bore structure that defines a first fastener passage that extends downwardly through said upper surface, wherein said first actuator includes a fastener that extends through said first bore structure and is connected to said first mounting member and a handle connected to an end of the fastener and positioned above the upper surface for moving the fastener within the bore structure, wherein said fastener of said first actuator is movable longitudinally by said handle between a first position and a second position in relation to said first bore structure, wherein movement of said fastener of said first actuator between said first position said second position causes said first mounting member to move between said unclamped and said clamped positions, respectively, wherein movement of said first mounting member between said clamped and said unclamped position causes said first clamping surface to move horizontally closer to and farther way from said second clamping surface, respectively, wherein said base includes foot structures that extend below the first and second mounting members, the foot structures having bottom surfaces for supporting the base on a flat work surface, and wherein the first mounting member, the second mounting member, and the first actuator are each located above the bottom surfaces of the foot structures in the clamped and the unclamped positions.