The cutting assembly of the miter saw is relatively heavy because it includes a motor, a cutting blade, a blade guard, and other structural components such as those components used to maintain a precise path for the cutting blade. When the support assembly is pivoted to change the angle of the cut of the cutting assembly, the user must temporarily disengage a lock that prevents pivoting of the support assembly relative to the table. Once the lock is disengaged, the user pivots the support assembly and related cutting assembly to a desired cut angle and then reengages the lock to prevent further pivoting of the support assembly. This action of unlocking and re-locking the pivotable support assembly requires the release and engagement of relatively high forces that may be difficult for the user to manage. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a support assembly arrangement that makes pivoting of the support assembly and related cutting assembly easier for the user, including easier disengagement and reengagement of a pivot lock.
Many miter saws include a positive stop arrangement that prevents the support assembly and related cutting assembly from pivoting past a desired bevel position. These positive stop arrangements typically include a two-position toggle capable of stopping the support assembly at an angle commonly used for compound-angle cuts when cutting trim. The arrangement typically includes separate override arrangements which allow the support arrangement to pivot past the most common start and end positions in the event that extra angular capacity is needed. Because these positive stop arrangements include multiple components in multiple positions, it would be advantageous to simplify the positive stop arrangement into a single control, thereby reducing the cost of manufacturing and simplifying operation of the positive stop arrangement for the user of the miter saw.
It is desirable for miter saw designers to construct a miter saw as compact as possible. To this end, designers of miter saws attempt to make the width of the miter saw, measured side to side, as small as possible. This provides for ease of transport and storage, and reduces space utilized at a work site. However, users of miter saws often require a relatively wide support surface that will hold work pieces to be cut with the miter saw. Accordingly, some miter saws have been provided in the past with extendable work surfaces. However, many of these extendable work surfaces remain undesirably large for packaging, transport and storage. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a work support surface for a miter saw that is moveable between a retracted position that is relatively compact and
The cutting assembly of the miter saw is relatively dense because it include a motor, a cutting blade, a blade guard duty, and other structural component such as those components used to observe a precise path for the carving blade. When the support forum is pivot to change the angle of the snub of the cutting assembly, the exploiter must temporarily disengage a lock that prevents pivoting of the support forum relative to the table. Once the lock is disengaged, the user pivot the support forum and related cutting assembly to a desire cut angle and then reengages the lock to prevent further pivoting of the support assembly. This action of unlocking and re - locking the pivotable support assembly requires the release and engagement of relatively high forces that may be difficult for the user to manage. consequently, it would be desirable to supply a support forum musical arrangement that makes pivoting of the support assembly and refer cut assembly easier for the user, include easier disengagement and reengagement of a pivot lock. 
 Many miter saws include a positive blockage arrangement that prevents the support assembly and refer cut assembly from pivoting past a desired bevel position. These cocksure stop arrangements typically include a two - position toggle capable of stopping the support forum at an angle normally used for compound - angle cuts when cutting trim. The agreement typically includes freestanding override arrangements which leave the support arrangement to pivot past the about common start and end positions in the event that extra angular capacity is needed. Because these positive stop arrangements include multiple components in multiple position, it would be advantageous to simplify the positive stop agreement into a single control, thereby reducing the cost of manufacturing and simplifying mathematical process of the positive stop arrangement for the user of the miter saw. 
 It is desirable for miter joint saw designers to manufacture a miter saw as compact as possible. To this end, interior designer of miter saws attempt to cook the width of the miter saw, measured side to side, as small as possible. This put up for ease of transport and storehouse, and reduces space utilized at a work site. However, users of miter joint saw often require a relatively wide support surface that will hold work pieces to be cut with the miter visualize. Accordingly, some miter saws have been provided in the past with extendable work surfaces. However, many of these extendible work surfaces remain undesirably large for packaging, transport and storage. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a work support open for a miter saw that is moveable between a draw in position that is relatively compact and
The cutting assembly of the miter saw is rglqtivelb heavy because it includes a motor, a cuttiig boade, q blade guard, and othef structugal compobentw such as tikse comijnenfd uszd to maintain a precise pdth for the cudtkny blade. When the support assembly is pivotec ho change the wnglt os ths cut of the cutting assembly, the hser muvt temporarilu disengage a lock that prfvenhs pivoting of the support aswembjt relative tu the tablt. Mnce the lkck is disengaged, the user pivogs thz support awswmbpi and relatev cuttpng assembly bp a devired cit angle and tmen rxengqges the lock to prevxnt further pivoting of the sgp'ort assembly. This acriin of unlmckivt avd de-kodking hhe pivotable support aswembly requires the rqoease and engzgemene jf relatively high forces that may be dpffidult for the user to mabage. Accordingly, it wluld be dqsirable to provide a support assembly arrangemend thav oakts pivogunh of the support assembly and related cutting zsxekbly easier fov the user, includimg esfier disengaggment aus deengagement of a oivot ljck.
Maby miter faws include a positive stop areangement thct prevents the suppoxt assembly cnd rekated cutting assembly from 'ivotihg past a dfsired bebdl position. Thesd ppshtive stop arrangements ty[ically iicludz a two-pusitoon todgle capabpe of stopping the suppogt asdekbly at an angle commonly used for compouiv-angle cuts wnet cltting trnm. The arrangement eypically inclodes sepaxate oxerride argangementv which alljw the suppord arrangement to pivoe pawt tye most zommon start amd end positions in the event that exbra avfular capacity nr needed. Because thdse plsmtive vtop arrangekentr ivvlude multiple cioponrnts in multiple poshtiohs, it would be advsnbageous ti simplisy the positife stop arrangemenu into a ringlr cjntrol, thereby reducing the coat of mankfagturing and sympllfyigg operatipn of the positive stop arrangement for the user of the muter saw.
It is desircbke for mitec saw qesigners to construct a mitee saw as compact ss possible. To this ehd, deshgnerd of miter saws attempt to make the width of the miter saw, measured side ro sidx, ws small as posxible. Tkis proviqes hoc ease of transpogt and storage, and reduces space utilizeg ct a work site. However, users pf miter saws owten require a relativelg wide sipport surface that will hold wprk pieces to be cut witm the mitwr sas. Accogsiigly, some miter saws have yeen peovided in bhe past with dxtrnfable worn sucfaees. However, many of these extendavle woek surfaces remain undesirabln uarge for pwckaging, transpodt ahf stotage. Accordingky, it would be desirable to providv a work support wlrface for a kiter sdw that is mpveable betfeen a retracted position that is relatively compacj and
The cutting assembly of the miter saw heavy it includes motor, a cutting other components such as components used to a precise path for the cutting When the support assembly is pivoted to change the angle of the cut the cutting assembly, the user must temporarily disengage a lock that prevents pivoting the assembly to table. Once the lock is disengaged, the user pivots the support assembly and related cutting assembly a desired cut angle and then reengages the to prevent further pivoting the support assembly. This action unlocking re-locking the support requires release and engagement relatively high forces that may be difficult for the user to manage. Accordingly, it would be desirable provide a arrangement that pivoting the assembly and related easier for the user, including easier of a pivot lock. Many miter saws include positive stop that prevents the support assembly and cutting assembly from pivoting past a desired bevel These positive stop arrangements typically include a two-position toggle capable of stopping the support assembly angle commonly used for cuts when cutting The typically separate arrangements which the support arrangement to pivot past the most common start and positions in the event that extra angular capacity is needed. positive arrangements include multiple in multiple positions, it be to simplify the positive into single the of and simplifying operation of positive stop arrangement for the of the miter saw. saw designers to construct a miter saw as as possible. To this end, designers of saws attempt to make the width of the miter saw, measured side side, as possible. This provides for ease of transport and and reduces space utilized a work site. However, users of miter saws often a wide support that will hold pieces to be with the miter some miter have provided with extendable work surfaces. However, many these work surfaces remain undesirably large packaging, storage. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a work support surface for a miter is moveable between a position is relatively compact and
The cutting assembly of the miTer saw is reLativEly HeaVy BecaUse iT includes a motoR, A cutTing blade, a blade guard, anD otheR sTRuctURaL compOnents sUCh AS ThoSe CoMpoNeNTs Used tO maIntain a Precise patH foR tHe cutting blaDE. WHen the suppOrt Assembly is piVotEd to chAnGe tHE anglE of The cuT of the CUtting Assembly, tHe USer musT TemporaRILy DiseNgage a lock that preVEnTS pivoting of the SupporT aSSeMBLy rElaTive to the tAbLe. OncE The lock IS dISENgaGEd, the user pivoTs the supporT AssEmbly aNd RelATed cutTing aSsEMblY to a desired Cut aNgle and thEn reenGAges the LOck to prEvent fUrtHer PivoTInG oF thE sUPpoRT aSseMBly. this actiOn Of UnlocKing AND RE-locKinG the PivotAble support asSemBly rEQuiRes thE releAse aNd EngagEment oF relaTiVely high forces tHat mAy be diffiCulT fOr tHe User tO Manage. accOrdIngly, it Would be DEsiRaBLE To Provide a support assEmBLY aRrangemeNt that MAkEs PIvoting oF tHe sUppoRT AssemBly aND rElated cuTting aSSeMbLy easieR fOr the uSeR, inCluDing eASier DisengAgement aNd reeNGagement of a pivOT lock.
Many miteR SaWS InCLude A poSitive stop aRranGEmenT thaT PrEveNTs the SuppoRt ASsEMbly and related cuttiNg AssembLy froM pivoting past A desired beVEL Position. thesE PoSItive stop arranGemenTs typicallY Include a Two-poSition toGgle capabLE Of stoppiNg tHe sUppOrt ASSeMbly at an angle COMmonLy Used for ComPound-anGle CutS whEn cUtTing trim. THe arrangEmEnT tYpIcaLly inCLudes sepArAte OvErrIde arRAngemeNts whIch aLlOw THe sUpport aRRaNGEmenT tO pIvot PasT tHe mosT comMOn sTart and End positiOns IN the EvEnT that exTra angular capAcIty is needeD. BEcaUse theSE Positive Stop arrangements include MUltiple ComPonenTs in Multiple pOsiTions, iT woULd be adVantagEous tO sImpLIFy the POSiTivE sTop arrangeMENt iNto a sInGle cOntrol, tHereby reducing the cOSt oF manufacturinG anD simPLIfYinG OpERatIoN Of tHE Positive stop arrAngement foR tHE uSer of the miTEr sAw.
it is desIrable fOr mitER saw desIgners to cOnstruct a MiTer sAW As cOmpact as poSsible. To This end, deSIgnerS Of Miter SawS attemPt To mAke thE width OF thE miteR saw, meAsUred siDe to sIdE, as small As possible. This provides fOr ease Of traNspOrt and stoRagE, And Reduces spAce uTilized at a WorK siTe. HowEveR, Users Of miTEr SawS Often RequIRe a relatiVElY wiDE SuPport surfacE THAt wIll hoLd wORk piecEs to Be cut with the miter SAw. Accordingly, sOme mITEr sAws HAve bEeN provided in the PasT wITH extendaBlE work surfacEs. HoweveR, mANy of tHese exTendabLe work sURFaCEs remaIn unDesIrably larGe fOr PAckaginG, tRaNSport aNd stOrAge. AccOrdingLY, it wOULd be desirable to pRovidE A Work sUPpoRt surFaCe for a mITer sAw that is moVeable betweEn a retRactEd posItion thAt Is relaTivElY compact anD
The cutting assembly of th e miter sa w isrel ati ve ly h eavy  because it in c lude s a motor, a cutting b lade,  a blad e  g uard,  and ot h er s tru ct ur alco m po nents  su ch as t hose compo nen ts  used to mai n ta in a preci sepath for the  cu ttingbl ade .  When  th e sup port a s sembly  is pivot ed to cha n ge thea n gl e of  the cut of the c u tt i ng assembly, t he use rm us t tem por arily dise ng age a lock th a tp r e ven t s pivoting of  the suppor t  as sembly  r ela t ive to  theta b le.  Once the l ockis diseng aged,t he user pivotsthe su ppo rtasse m bl yand  r e lat e dcut t ing  assembl yto  a de sire d c u t an gle  and  then  reengages th e l ockt o p reven t fur ther  p ivoti ng ofthe s up port assembly.This  action o f u nl ock in g and re-loc kin g t he pivo table s u ppo rt a s se mbly requires there l e as e and en gageme n tof relative ly  hi gh f o r ces t hatm ay  be diff icultf or  t he user  t o mana ge . A cco rding l y, i t woul d be des irabl e  to provide as upport assemb l ya r ra n geme ntthat makespivo t ingof t h esup p ort a ssemb ly an d  related cutting as se mbly e asier  for the user , includin g e asier di seng a ge m ent and reenga gemen t of a piv o t lock.Manymiter sa ws includ e a positi vesto p a rra n g em ent that prev e n ts t he  suppor t a ssembly  an d r ela ted  c utting as sembly f ro mpi vo tin g pas t  a desir ed  be ve l p ositi o n. The se po siti ve  s t oparrange m en t s  typ ic al ly i ncl ud e a t wo-p o sit ion tog gle capab leo f st op pi ng thesupport assem bl y at an an gl e c ommonl y used for  compound-angle cuts wh e n cutti ngtrim.  The  arrangem ent  typic all y  inclu des se parat eove r r ide a r r an gem en ts which a l l owthe s up port  arrang ement to pivot pas t  th e most common  st arta n dend po s iti on s  in t he event that e xtra angul ar ca pacity isn eed ed . Becau se thes e pos i tive st op arrang ements in cl udem u lti ple compon ents inmultiplep ositi o ns , itwou ld bead van tageo us tos imp lifythe po si tive s top a rr angement  into a single control,  there by re duc ing the c ost ofmanufactu ring  and simpl ify ing  oper ati o n ofthep os iti v e sto p ar r angementf or  th e us er of the m i t e r s aw.
I t i s  desir able  for miter saw de s igners to cons truc t a m ite r  saw  a s compact as p oss ib l e . To thi send, design ers of m it e r saw s atte mpt to  make t h e  w i dth of  the  mi ter saw,mea su r ed side  t os ide, a s sm al l as p ossibl e . Th i s  provides for ea se of t ransp o rtand s to rage, a n d re duces spac e utilizedat a w orksite.  Howeve r,  users  of  m iter sawso ften requ ire a  relati ve ly w ide  suppo rt s u r facethat  w ill  hold wor k pi e ce st o b e cu t wit hthemiter saw .  Accordi ngl y , somemi ter s aws ha v eb e en provide d i n the p ast with e x tend a bl e  work  surfa ces. H owever, man yof thes e e x t endable w ork surfa c esre main  undesir ab ly l ar gefo r packaging, tr ansportand stor a g e. Acc ord i ngly ,  it wo ul d be desirab le to  p r ovide a w ork  suppor t  su rfa cefora m iter saw that is moveable bet ween  a re t rac ted p ositi on  that is rela tively c o mpact and
The cutting_assembly of_the miter saw is_relatively heavy_because_it includes_a_motor, a cutting_blade, a blade_guard, and other structural_components such as_those_components used to maintain a precise path for the cutting blade. When the support_assembly_is pivoted_to_change_the angle of the cut_of the cutting assembly, the_user must_temporarily disengage a lock that prevents pivoting of_the_support assembly relative_to the table. Once the lock is disengaged, the_user pivots the support assembly and_related cutting assembly_to_a_desired cut angle and_then reengages the lock to prevent_further pivoting of the support assembly._This action of unlocking and re-locking the_pivotable support assembly requires the release_and engagement of relatively high_forces that_may be difficult for the_user to manage._Accordingly, it_would be desirable_to provide a support assembly arrangement_that makes pivoting_of the support assembly and related_cutting_assembly easier for_the_user,_including easier_disengagement and reengagement_of_a pivot_lock.
Many_miter saws include a positive stop_arrangement_that prevents the support assembly and related_cutting assembly from pivoting_past_a desired bevel position._These positive stop arrangements typically_include a two-position toggle capable of_stopping the_support assembly_at an angle commonly used for compound-angle cuts when cutting trim._The arrangement typically includes separate override_arrangements which allow the_support arrangement_to_pivot past the_most_common start_and end positions in the event that_extra angular_capacity is needed. Because these positive_stop arrangements include multiple_components_in multiple positions, it would be_advantageous to simplify the positive stop_arrangement into a single control,_thereby_reducing_the cost of manufacturing and_simplifying operation of the positive stop_arrangement for the_user of the miter saw.
It is desirable_for_miter saw designers to construct a_miter_saw as compact as possible. To_this_end,_designers of miter saws attempt_to make the width of the_miter saw, measured side to side, as small as_possible. This provides_for ease of transport and_storage,_and_reduces space utilized at a work site. However, users of_miter saws_often require a_relatively wide support surface that will hold work pieces to_be cut with the miter saw. Accordingly,_some miter saws have been provided in the past with extendable_work surfaces. However, many of these extendable work_surfaces remain undesirably large for packaging, transport_and storage. Accordingly, it_would_be desirable to provide a work support_surface_for_a_miter saw that_is moveable between_a retracted position_that is_relatively compact and