Cutting devices

A cutting device comprising:

• a table having an upper surface for placing thereon a workpiece;
• a positioning fence operable to position the workpiece on the upper surface of the table;
• and
• a tool unit vertically movably supported on the table and including an electric motor as a drive source, a spindle rotatably driven by the motor via a gear train, a rotary cutting tool mounted to the spindle, and a fixed cover configured to cover an upper portion of the cutting tool, wherein:
• the gear train includes a drive gear on the side of the motor, an output gear on the side of the spindle, and a driven gear and an intermediate gear positioned between the drive gear and the output gear, the driven gear engaging the drive gear, and the intermediate gear receiving transmission of force from the driven gear and engaging the output gear;
• the motor is mounted to the fixed cover, so that an output shaft of the motor is oriented downwardly and is inclined relative to the vertical direction;
• and
• each of the drive gear and the driven gear comprises a bevel gear.

A cutting device comprising:

• a table having an upper surface for placing thereon a workpiece;
• a positioning fence operable to position the workpiece on the upper surface of the table;
• and
• a tool unit vertically movably supported on the table and including a drive source, a rotary tool rotatably driven by the drive source;
• and a cover configured to cover an upper portion of the cutting tool, wherein:
• the cover has a lower end portion including a first part and a second part positioned on opposite sides with respect to a rotational axis of the cutting tool;
• when the tool unit is positioned a substantially lowermost position, the first part is positioned at a first level and vertically opposes to the fence, while the second part is positioned at a second level and does not oppose to the fence;
• and
• the first level is higher than the second level.

A cutting device comprising:

• a table having an upper surface for placing thereon a workpiece;
• a positioning fence operable to position the workpiece on the upper surface of the table;
• and
• a tool unit vertically movably supported on the table and including;
• an electric motor having an output shaft and a drive gear rotatable with the output shaft;
• an intermediate shaft having a driven gear and an intermediate gear each rotatable with the intermediate shaft, the driven gear engaging the drive gear;
• a spindle having an output gear rotatable with the spindle and receiving transmission of power from the intermediate gear,
• a tool mounted to the spindle;
• wherein:
• the motor is supported on the tool unit, so that the output shaft of the motor is oriented downwardly and is inclined relative to the vertical direction;
• and
• each of the drive gear and the driven gear comprises a bevel gear.