Patent ID: 7997177

Claim:
A miter saw which can be hand carried by a user, comprising: a base section having an upper surface for supporting a workpiece to be cut, the base section including a base and a turntable rotatable on the base, the turntable having an upper surface which is flush with the upper surface of the base; a holder section standing from the base section; a saw blade section comprising a circular saw blade for cutting the workpiece; a saw blade support section for pivotably supporting the saw blade section; a guide bar for slidably supporting the saw blade support section; and a holder shaft provided between the base section and the holder section and extending in parallel to the upper surface, whereby the holder section is movable with respect to the base section about the holder shaft, wherein the guide bar is slidably supported on the holder section to slide above the base section and away from the base section, the guide bar being slidably movable to different positions with respect to the holder section by the user applying a force to the saw blade section moving the saw blade section with respect to the base section, and the saw blade support section being slidably movable along the guide bar by the user applying a force moving the saw blade section with respect to the base section, wherein the saw blade is movable along a lateral side of the guide bar; and wherein the miter saw further comprises a first engaging means for selectively engaging the guide bar to the holder section so as to maintain the relationship between the guide bar and the holder section when sliding the saw blade section along the guide bar, and a second engaging means for selectively engaging the saw blade support section to the guide bar so as to maintain the relationship between the saw blade support section and the guide bar when sliding the saw blade section and guide bar with respect to the holder section.