摘要 |
<p>A saw comprising: a base assembly (2); a circular table (4) rotatably mounted on the base assembly; a bevel mount (16) pivotally mounted on the rear of the circular table; a saw assembly (38) slideably and pivotally mounted on the bevel mount (16) and which is capable of pivoting towards or away from the base assembly and sliding away from or towards the bevel mount (16) to a cut a work piece located on the base assembly and circular table; a motor (108, 110) mounted within the saw assembly; a drive spindle (48) rotatably driven by the motor via a drive mechanism; a cutting blade mounted on the drive spindle; a fixed guard mounted on the saw assembly which surrounds at least part of the top half of the periphery of the cutting blade;a dust tube (182) mounted on the fixed guard which provides passageway through which dust and debris generated by the cutting action of the blade can pass from inside the fixed guard to outside of the fixed guard; characterised in that there is provided a dust chute (202) mounted on bevel mount which directs the flow of dust and debris generated by the cutting action of the blade into the fixed guard when the saw assembly is located in its closest position to the bevel mount (16).</p> |