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Blade and motor carrier with height/angle adjustment mechanism

  • US 6,453,786 B1
  • Filed: 10/12/1999
  • Issued: 09/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A saw comprising:

  • a work table for supporting a workpiece, the work table having a substantially horizontal surface defining a slot;

    a base supporting the work table, the base and the work table defining an internal cavity;

    a support plate disposed below the work table within the internal cavity, the support plate being pivotally attached to the work table and being disposed along a plate plane intersecting the horizontal surface, the support plate being movable along a motion range having first and second limits;

    a motor supported by the support plate;

    a cutting tool rotatably supported by the support plate and driven by the motor, the cutting tool extending from the internal cavity through the slot in the work table and being disposed along a tool plane substantially parallel to the plate plane of the support plate;

    a bearing block connected to the support plate; and

    a first bevel stop cam rotatably supported by the base, the first bevel stop cam being rotatable about a first axis generally parallel to the horizontal surface;

    wherein the first limit of the motion range is defined by contact between the first bevel stop cam and the bearing block.

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