Circular saw

Abstract

The invention relates to a circular saw, in particular a miter saw or sliding compound miter saw, having a base part (10), which comprises a support (18), wherein a swivel arm (20) is connected to the support (18) so as to swivel about a swivel axis (22), wherein the swivel arm (20) bears a saw head (40), which is designed to receive a saw blade (46) on a saw-blade holder (45), wherein the saw head (40) is coupled to the swivel arm (20) for swiveling about a miter axis of a miter bearing (34), wherein a protective saw blade cover (44) is provided for receiving an area of the saw blade (46), wherein a dust removal means is provided, which is connected to the protective saw blade cover (44) by a first dust guide duct (62), and wherein the dust removal means has a second dust guide duct (70), which extends transverse to the miter axis through or past the swivel arm (20). To achieve an effective removal of the chips produced during the sawing operation from the working area of the machine in such a circular saw, according to the invention provision is made for a dust collection device (60) to be attached at the end of the swivel arm (20) facing away from the saw head (40), which dust collection device comprises a collection container (66) having a collection chamber (66.5) for collecting the saw dust supplied via the first and second dust guide ducts (62 and 70).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.