Mitre saw with top table

• Main Authors: NETZLER, SION, SPINELLI, PIERLUIGI, PARKS, JAMES R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 06.08.2008
• Subjects: ACCESSORY MACHINES OR APPARATUS; BROACHING; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; FILING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PLANING; SAFETY DEVICES, e.g. THOSE FOR SAWS; SAWING; SAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; SCRAPING; SHEARING; SLOTTING; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL

A saw comprising:a base assembly (102,104) connected to a mounting portion (110); a motor unit (118) pivotally connected to a motor support (208) which is mounted on the mounting portion (110) to allow the motor unit (118) to pivot towards or away from the base assembly (102,104) to perform chop cuts, the motor unit (118) having an output drive spindle (289) upon which a circular saw blade (120) can be rigidly mounted to be rotationally driven by the motor unit (118); at least one rearward pivotal guard (232) pivotally mounted on the motor unit (118) which can pivot from a first position, where it surrounds at least a portion of the lower edge of a saw blade (120) when mounted on the spindle (48), to a second retracted position where the portion of the lower edge of the saw blade (28) is exposed; and wherein there is further provided a pivotal guard actuating mechanism which moves the at least one rearward pivotal guard (232) from its first enclosed position to its second retracted position when the motor unit (38) is pivoted towards the base assembly (102,104); the motor support (208) is mounted to two guide rods (112,116) which are slideably mounted onto the mounting portion (110) to enable the saw to perform sliding cuts.