Patent ID: 7669510

Claim:
A miter saw comprising: a base section having an upper surface on which a workpiece is mountable; a saw blade section accommodating therein a motor and rotatably supporting a circular saw blade, the circular saw blade having a rotation axis and being drivingly rotatable thereabout by the motor; a support section having a pivot shaft extending in a direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis, and a support segment pivotally movably supporting the saw blade section through the pivot shaft; a holder section including a holder shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis and parallel to the upper surface of the base section, and a holder tiltable about the holder shaft relative to the base section; at least two guide bars each having one end immovably held by the holder and extending from the holder at a position above the base section, the support section being slidable on the at least two guide bars; and a holder fixing mechanism provided at the holder for fixing a tilting posture of the holder relative to the base section, the holder fixing mechanism having an operation member accessible from a position above the holder.