Circular saw unit

A circular saw unit comprising:

• a base having work support means for supporting a work;
• a turntable rotatably mounted on said base for rotation about a turntable axis;
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• a cutting mechanism for cutting the work supported by said work support means;
• said work support means including a pair of elongate work support members disposed on spaced side portions of said base, each of said work support members having a first end pivotally mounted on said base for rotation of said work support member around a pivotal axis substantially parallel to the rotational axis of said turntable, each of said work support members having a work support surface formed thereon for placing the work;
• an extension protruding radially outwardly from said turntable on a front side of said base, said extension being fixed to said turntable for rotation of said turntable as said extension is swung in an arcuate path about the turntable axis;
• each of said work support members having a second end forming a free end, said work support members being in the arcuate path of swing of said extension;
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• said extension comprising means including side surfaces formed on opposed sides of said extension for pivotal rotation of a selected one of said work support members as said extension is swung in said arcuate path to abut the selected one of said work support members and forcibly pivot the selected one of said work members together with said extension in a swinging direction of said extension.

A circular saw unit comprising a base;

• a cutting mechanism overlying said base and manipulatable thereacross and relative thereto;
• a turntable mounted on said base and rotatable about a turntable axis perpendicular to said base, said turntable including a substantially planar upper work-supporting surface upwardly directed toward said cutting mechanism, an extension fixed to and radially extending from said turntable, said extension including a work-supporting upper surface coplanar with said turntable upper surface for cooperation therewith in the support of work, said extension defining handle means for rotational adjustment of said turntable as said extension is swung along an arcuate path;
• at least one elongate work support member laterally of said turntable, said work support member having a first end pivotally mounted to said base about a work support member axis parallel to the turntable axis, said work support member extending into the arcuate path of said extension and being selectively engaged by said extension as said extension moves along said arcuate path, said work support member having an upper surface substantially coplanar with the upper surfaces of said turntable and said extension for cooperation therewith in the support of work, said work support member terminating in a free outer end and being pivotally adjustable about said work support member axis, said extension comprising means for pivotally adjusting said work support member about said work support member axis, said work support member pivotally adjusting in response to engagement of said extension therewith as said extension moves along said arcuate path toward and into engagement with said work support member at or adjacent the free outer end thereof wherein a free movement of the extension along the arcuate path is maintained in conjunction with a continuing support of the work.