Miter table for portable circular saw
OwnerPaul A. Akininventor
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Abstract
A miter table for portable circular saws in which an arm movable in a vertical plane is pivoted on a horizontally disposed base, and a fence is pivotally mounted on the base and movable to various angular positions for holding material to be cut. A carriage is mounted on the arm and is movable forwardly and rearwardly thereon, supporting a saw for performing the cutting operation as the saw moves from the forward to the rearward carriage positions. A platform is attached to the fence and pivots therewith and is provided with an arcuate forward edge with a scale thereon for assisting in adjusting the fence to various angular positions.
Claims9
A miter table for portable circular saws, comprising a base having a forward and rearward end, an arm pivoted to said base near the rearward end thereof and movable angularly on a vertical plane toward and away from said base, a carriage for supporting the saw on said arm in cutting position and being movable forwardly and rearwardly on said arm, a means for securing the saw rigidly to said carriage, a fence pivotally connected on a fixed vertical axis to said base and movable to various angular positions relative to said arm for holding material while being cut, a platform mounted on said base forwardly of said fence and rigidly attached to said fence for pivotal movement therewith, means disposed near the forward edge of said platform for retaining said fence and said platform in an adjusted position, and an adjustable stop means for determining the lowermost position of said arm with respect to said base.
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