Patent ID: 7127977

Claim:
A saw comprising: a base assembly with a top surface; a fence assembly mounted to the base assembly with a front surface positioned above the top surface of the base assembly, the front surface of the a fence assembly and the top surface of the base assembly cooperating to support a workpiece thereon; a saw support assembly rotatably mounted to the base assembly to rotate relative to the base assembly about a first rotational axis; a saw unit having a saw blade capable of turning to cut a workpiece, the saw blade defining a cutting plane that is parallel to the first rotational axis, the saw unit supported by the saw support assembly above the top surface so that the saw blade may be moved by a user into a workpiece resting on the base assembly to make a cut, the saw unit and the saw support assembly rotating together in either direction about the first rotational axis to adjust the bevel angle of the saw blade; a bevel angle locking actuator pivotally mounted to the saw, the bevel angle locking actuator pivoting about a second rotational axis not parallel with the first rotational axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the bevel angle can be adjusted by a user when the bevel angle locking actuator is in the unlocked position and the bevel angle cannot be adjusted by a user when the bevel angle locking actuator is in the locked position; wherein, when the bevel angle is locked, both the saw unit and saw support assembly are unable to rotate in any direction about the first rotational axis.