Patent ID: 6899005

Claim:
A miter saw comprising: a base; a table rotatably attached to the base; a saw assembly pivotably connected to the table, said saw assembly comprising a rotatable cutting tool, a motor driving the cutting tool, and a housing covering the motor, the cutting tool being pivotably movable about a chopping axis in order to move the cutting tool towards the table for cutting a workpiece, the cutting tool being movable between a first position substantially perpendicular to the table, a second position inclined in a first direction from the first position to form a first acute angle with respect to the table, and a third position inclined in a second direction from the first position to form a second acute angle with respect to the table, the second direction being opposite to the first direction; a first fence assembly disposed on one side of the base, the first fence assembly comprising a first fixed fence attached to the base, and a first movable fence being interconnected with the first fixed fence, the first movable fence being selectively laterally movable to provide clearance for said cutting tool when said cutting tool is in said second position, said first fixed fence including a first fixed workpiece-supporting surface, and said first movable fence including a first movable workpiece-supporting surface; and a second fence assembly disposed on the other side of the base, the second fence assembly comprising a second fixed fence attached to the base with respect to said cutting tool, and a second movable fence being interconnected with the second fixed fence, the second movable fence being selectively laterally movable to provide clearance for said cutting tool when said cutting tool is in said third position, said second fixed fence including a second fixed workpiece-supporting surface, and said second movable fence including a second movable workpiece-supporting surface.