Depth-of-cut gauge for a power saw
OwnerJoseph Vogelgesanginventor
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Abstract
A circular saw includes a saw blade for cutting a workpiece. The saw includes a frame; a base plate having a lower surface, the base plate adjustable relative to the frame to achieve a desired depth-of-cut for the saw blade in the workpiece; a lower saw blade guard bias-coupled to the frame, the lower saw blade guard having a closed position and a cutting position relative to the frame; and a plurality of depth-of-cut indications placed on a visible surface of the lower saw blade guard. The lower surface of the base plate is alignable with a desired depth-of-cut indication when the lower saw blade guard is in the closed position.
Claims5
A circular saw having a saw blade for cutting a workpiece, the saw comprising:
- a frame;
- a base plate having a lower surface;
- an adjustment member coupled to the base plate and the frame such that the base plate is adjustable relative to the frame to vary a depth-of-cut for the saw blade in the workpiece;
- a lower saw blade guard coupled to the frame;
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- a plurality of depth-of-cut indication marks placed on a visible surface of the lower saw blade guard to indicate a selected distance from the lower surface of the base plate to the tip of the saw blade during a cut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.