Patent ID: 7891277

Claim:
A conversion kit for converting a circular miter saw into a saw which is additionally useful as a table saw: said circular miter saw comprising: a base frame, a turntable with a saw slot mounted on the base frame for swivelling motion about a vertical axis, a pedestal carried by a rear part of said turntable and having a saw arm mounted thereon for movement about a horizontal pivot, a circular saw assembly including a saw blade and motor mounted on said saw arm, handle means for operating said saw arm, and a workpiece back guide fixedly mounted on said base frame, and having a first removable guard for said blade; said conversion kit including: a) an upper saw table and pivot means for connecting said upper table to a rear portion of said base frame for movement about a horizontal axis between a raised and a lowered generally horizontal position, said pivot means being such that the upper saw table, when in the raised position, is clear of the circular saw when said circular saw is being used in miter saw mode, said upper saw table having an upper saw slot which accommodates the circular saw blade when the latter is aligned therewith and when the upper saw table is in the lowered position, b) a support on the front of the upper saw table, said support being attachable to a front of said base frame when the upper saw table is in its lowered position, and c) a replacement guard for replacing said first removable saw blade guard, said replacement guard being a two part guard, a portion of which is readily removable to allow the saw blade to project through an opening formed by removing the portion of the two part guard and the slot in the upper saw table.