Work piece cutting apparatus

A multi-mode work piece cutting apparatus comprising:

• a base;
• a work table comprising a front, a rear, and a pair of sides, wherein said work table is positioned above and attached to said base;
• a support post secured to at least one of said base and said work table, wherein said support post comprises a void portion;
• a cutting device comprising a cutting blade defining a cutting plane;
• a cutting device attachment assembly for securing said cutting device to said support post, wherein said cutting device attachment assembly allows for said cutting device to be in a movable cutting configuration where said cutting device moves in relation to said work table and a fixed cutting configuration where said cutting device is fixed in relation to said work table;
• and
• a detachable fence, wherein said fence is movable between a first position where said fence is substantially perpendicular to said cutting plane and a second position where said fence is substantially parallel to said cutting plane, and
• when said cutting device is in said movable cutting configuration and said fence is in said first position said cutting apparatus is in a miter saw mode and when said cutting device is in said fixed cutting configuration and said fence is in said second position, thereby allowing said fence and said void portion to define a first work piece path, said cutting apparatus is in a table saw mode.