Portable, combustion engine powered cutting or sawing machine

Portable, combustion engine powered cutting or sawing machine, comprising a rear part (1) with a motor housing (3) with a combustion engine (4), and an engine block (5) with a crank case, and a front part (2) with an annular blade (3) and a blade holder (31), characterised in that the blade is provided in or adjacent to a center plane (37) of the machine;

• that the engine block (5) forms a central body in the machine including portions of said central body on both sides of said centre plane;
• that the blade holder (31) comprise a blade holder chassis (35), which is provided substantially on a first side of said centre plane;
• that the blade holder chassis is fixedly connected on one hand with a portion of the engine block which is located on said first side of the centre plane at a substantial distance from the centre plane through first joint members (52, 53, 54) and on the other hand with a portion of the engine block which is located on a second, opposite side of the centre plane, at substantial distance from the centre plane through second joint members (60, 61, 62, 63), that a first cover (34) is provided on the first side of the machine and a second cover (36) is provided on the second side of the machine, that said first cover forms an integrated part of the blade holder chassis, that said second cover at least partly covers said second joint members, and that said first and second cover form the blade holder.