Table saw

A table saw comprising:

• a base assembly;
• a table assembly supported by the base assembly, the table assembly defining a workpiece support plane;
• a saw assembly supported by at least one of the table assembly and the base assembly, the saw assembly including a saw blade extending through the table assembly, the saw blade being disposed within a saw blade plane;
• and
• a fence assembly disposed on the table assembly, the fence assembly comprising a fixed rail connected to the table assembly, a sliding rail slidingly connected to the fixed rail, and a fence attached to the sliding rail, the sliding rail sliding along an axis perpendicular to the saw blade plane,
• wherein the fence comprises a fence mount disposable on the sliding rail, a fence beam connected to the fence mount, the fence beam having a vertical surface for engaging a workpiece and a lock mechanism disposed on the fence mount for locking the fence mount on the sliding rail, wherein the vertical surface is parallel to the saw blade plane,
• wherein the fence can be lockable on the sliding rail by the lock mechanism in a first position where the vertical surface of the fence beam is between first and second ends of the sliding rail, and in a second position where the vertical surface of the fence beam is a vertical position and not between the first and second ends of the sliding rail, where the fence is lockable on the sliding rail by the lock mechanism in both the first and second positions.