Patent ID: 7819044

Claim:
A saw comprising: a base for supporting a workpiece; a table rotatably connected to the base; a saw assembly pivotably attached to the table and rotatable therewith, the saw assembly comprising a pivot arm for the pivotable attachment, an upper blade guard connected to the pivot arm, a motor attached to the upper blade guard, and a blade driven by the motor, the saw assembly being pivotable between an upper position for not engaging the workpiece, and a lower position for engaging the workpiece; and a fence assembly attached to the base and disposed on one side of a cutting plane of the blade, the fence assembly comprising a fixed fence fixedly attached to the base and disposed on the one side of the cutting plane of the blade, the fixed fence having a front portion and a rear portion, each portion having a substantially horizontal support surface, and a channel between the horizontal support surfaces of the front and rear portions, a movable fence slidably connected to and removably connected to the fixed fence and disposed on the one side of the cutting plane of the blade, the movable fence being linearly movable horizontally relative to the fixed fence along the channel, the movable fence defining a first substantially vertical support plane, at least one of the fixed fence and the movable fence for contacting the workpiece, and an auxiliary fence attached to the base and disposed on the one side of the cutting plane of the blade and behind the fixed fence, the auxiliary fence being higher than a highest point on the fixed fence and having a substantially vertical support surface extending upwardly above the substantially horizontal support surfaces of the fixed fence, the substantially vertical support surface being coplanar with a second substantially vertical support plane substantially parallel to the first support plane, so that when the movable fence is removed, no portion of the fence assembly is both above the fixed fence and in front of the second support plane, allowing the auxiliary fence to contact the workpiece; wherein the blade is movable in a rearward direction from the lower position to a position at least partially behind the auxiliary fence, and wherein the auxiliary fence remains stationary during movement of the table.