Patent ID: 8677987

Claim:
A saw system comprising: a base including a rail system; a table positionable on the rail system and including a work piece support surface defining a substantially horizontal support plane; and a roller system attached to the table and configured to engage the rail system when the table is positioned on the rail system, the roller system including a helical actuator assembly configured such that rotational movement of an actuator rod about a rod rotational axis defines a longitudinal locking axis, the rotational movement between (i) a first position, in which the table is removable from the rail system, and (ii) a second position, in which the table is captively mounted to the rail system, wherein movement of the actuator rod from the first position to the second position causes at least one roller to move along a path in a direction parallel to and along the longitudinal locking axis between a third position whereat the at least one roller is not engaged with the rail system and a fourth position whereat the at least one roller is engaged with the rail system, wherein the path between the third position and the fourth position is substantially linear and wherein the locking axis is substantially parallel to the substantially horizontal support plane when the table is positioned on the rail system.