Miter saw including a multi-link sliding assembly

A miter saw configured to cut a workpiece in a cutting operation, the miter saw comprising:

• a base;
• a table defining a supporting surface on which the workpiece is supported for the cutting operation, the table rotatably coupled to the base and rotatable about a miter axis;
• a cutting assembly including a housing supporting a motor, a saw blade rotatably coupled to the motor, and a handle extending from the housing, the cutting assembly being pivotable from a raised position to a lowered position and movable relative to the table between a forward position and a rearward position;
• and
• a linkage assembly pivotally coupled to the table and to the cutting assembly, the linkage assembly including
• a floating link having a first end to which the cutting assembly is pivotally coupled,
• a first link pivotally coupled at a first end to the table and at a second end to a second end of the floating link, and
• a second link pivotally coupled at a first end to the table and at a second end to the floating link, between the first end and the second end of the floating link;
• and
• a travel stop mechanism pivotally coupled to the first linkage between the first end and the second end of the first linkage and slidingly coupled to the second linkage between the first end and the second end of the second linkage.