Air deflector assemblies for miter saws

A miter saw comprising:

• a horizontally-extending table;
• a saw assembly coupled to the horizontally-extending table, the saw assembly including a rotatable cutting blade, a motor coupled to the rotatable cutting blade for driving the rotatable cutting blade, and a fixed blade guard covering an upper portion of the rotatable cutting blade including at least a front end region of the rotatable cutting blade;
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• an air deflector assembly positioned at least partially within the fixed blade guard and in proximity to the front end region of the rotatable cutting blade, the air deflector assembly including a first deflector device extending between a position substantially adjacent to a first inner side of the fixed blade guard, and a position substantially adjacent to, but spaced apart from, a first side of the rotatable cutting blade, and a second deflector device extending between a location substantially adjacent to a second inner side of the fixed blade guard, and a position substantially adjacent to, but spaced apart from, a second side of the rotatable cutting blade.

A saw comprising:

• a base;
• a rotatable cutting blade rotatably coupled to the base and having a first side, a second side, an outer edge and a front end region;
• a fixed blade guard coupled to the base and having a substantially fixed position relative to the rotatable cutting blade, the fixed blade guard covering at least a portion of the rotatable cutting blade;
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• an air deflector assembly positioned in proximity to the front end region of the rotatable cutting blade and extending inwardly from first and second inner sides of the fixed blade guard to a position substantially adjacent to, but spaced apart from, the first and second sides of the rotatable cutting blade respectively.