Saw guide for a power-driven circular hand saw machine or a jig saw machine

A saw guide for a power driven hand saw having a base plate providing a supporting surface for said saw as said saw moves along a member being cut, a saw blade extending through said base plate, a driving motor, and a handle with a motor switch, said saw guide comprising:

• a bar member attachable along a first end portion thereof to said base plate extending laterally to the longitudinal axis of said plate said bar member having a longitudinal linear scale along a top face thereof;
• a sliding member movable on said bar member and provided with an upwardly opening window having at least one indicator for aligning said sliding member along said scale;
• locking means on said sliding member for releasably locking said sliding member along said bar member;
• cutting guide means secured with said sliding member for bearing against a panel being cut with said saw to guide said saw along a desired cut as said saw is moved along said panel;
• and guide alignment compensating means connected with said bar member for adjusting the position and alignment of said cutting guide means relative to said saw blade for guiding said saw blade along a cutting line coincident with the plane of said saw blade;
• said compensating means including bracket means for adjustably securing said first end portion of said bar member with said base plate for adjusting the horizontal angle of said bar member relative to said base plate perpendicular to said saw blade;
• said bracket means supports said bar member in spaced relation above said base plate and said cutting guide means comprises a cross member secured with said sliding member extending from said bar member on the same side as said base plate and a guide pin secured with said cross member extending downwardly for engaging a panel being cut to guide said hand saw in a circular cut.

A saw guide for a power driven hand saw having a base plate providing a supporting surface for said saw as said saw moves along a member being cut, a saw blade extending through said base plate, a driving motor, and a handle with a motor switch, said saw guide comprising:

• a bar member attachable along a first end portion thereof to said base plate extending laterally to the longitudinal axis of said plate said bar member having a longitudinal linear scale along a top face thereof;
• a sliding member movable on said bar member and provided with an upwardly opening window having at least one indicator for aligning said member with said scale;
• locking means on said sliding member for releasably locking said member along said bar member;
• cutting guide means secured with said sliding member for bearing against a panel being cut with said saw to guide said saw along a desired cut as said saw is moved along said panel;
• guide alignment compensating means connected with said bar member for adjusting the position and alignment of said cutting guide means relative to said saw blade for guiding said saw blade along a cutting line coincident with the plane of said saw blade;
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• a brace rod secured between a second free end of said bar member and said base plate at a location spaced from the connection of said bar member with said base plate, said brace rod lying in the plane of said bar member and having a portion thereof spaced from said bar member to permit said sliding member to move to the outward end of said scale on said bar member.