Power Tool System

A power tool comprising:

• a basic body unit;
• a workpiece support unit having a support surface and defining a slit that extends through the support surface;
• a separating device enclosed within the basic body unit, the separating device including:
• a housing;
• a drive unit enclosed within the housing;
• a guide unit extending from the housing and through the slit in the workpiece support unit, the guide unit defining a guide groove that extends around a periphery of the guide unit;
• and
• a cutting strand movably supported in the guide groove and coupled to the drive unit such that the cutting strand is driven to move along the guide groove with respect to the guide unit by the drive unit;
• wherein the separating device is movably supported within the basic body unit for translational movement along an axis that is substantially parallel to both the support surface and the slit, the guide unit and the cutting strand moving along the slit as the separating device moves along the axis.

A power tool comprising:

• a workpiece support unit having a support surface and defining a slit that extends through the support surface;
• a guide element arranged parallel to the support surface and extending along an axis;
• a separating device including:
• a housing;
• a drive unit enclosed within the housing;
• a guide unit extending from the housing and through the slit in the workpiece support unit, the guide unit defining a guide groove that extends around a periphery of the guide unit;
• and
• a cutting strand movably supported in the guide groove and coupled to the drive unit such that the cutting strand is driven to move along the guide groove with respect to the guide unit by the drive unit;
• wherein the housing movably connected to the guide element for translational movement along the axis.