Compound miter saw

In a compound miter saw, a supporting frame, a turntable selectively rotatably mounted on said supporting frame for selective miter adjustment, a saw blade being pivotally mounted on said turntable for movement between an operational position when lowered, and at rest position when raised, said saw blade also being pivotally mounted on said turntable for adjustment in a direction generally transverse to the pivotal movement of said saw blade between operational and at rest positions, the improvement comprising:

• first and second transversely extending mounting means positioned between said supporting frame and said saw blade, the first mounting means including means for pivot movement of said saw blade between operational and at rest positions, said second mounting means including means for adjustment of said saw blade relative to said turntable, said first and second transversely extending mounting means each including fixed and movable sections enabling said aforementioned pivot movement through said first mounting means and bevel adjustment through said second mounting means, said first and second mounting means being at least partially interconnected to one another, and bevel scale means associated with the fixed and moving sections of said second mounting means for the bevel adjustment of said saw blade relative to said turntable.

A compound miter saw comprising:

• a supporting frame, a turntable selectively rotatably mounted on said supporting frame for selective miter adjustment, a saw blade being pivotally mounted on said turntable for movement between an operational position when lowered, and an at rest position when raised, said saw blade also being pivotally mounted on said turntable for adjustment in a direction generally transverse to the pivotal movement of said saw blade between operational and at rest positions, first and second mounting means extending tranversely relative to one another, said first and second transversely extending mounting means being positioned between said supporting frame and said saw blade, the first mounting means including fixed and movable sections for pivotal movement of said saw blade between operational and at rest positions, and said second mounting means including fixed and movable sections for bevel adjustment of said saw blade relative to said turntable, and said first and second transversely extending mounting means being interconnected to one another across one of the fixed and movable sections between said first and second transversely extending mounting means, and bevel scale means associated with the fixed and movable sections of said second mounting means for bevel adjustment of said saw blade relative to said turntable.