A fence assembly for miter saw includes a mounting base mounted at a supporting base and defining a first abutting surface that extends perpendicular to a first work surface of the supporting frame, and a fence unit selectively mountable at the mounting base in a first position or second position and defining a second abutting surface, which is disposed perpendicular to the first work surface and co-planar with the first abutting surface when the fence unit is set in the first position, or perpendicular to the first work surface in a non-coplanar manner relationship with the first abutting surface when the fence unit is set in the second position. Thus, changing the position of the fence unit achieves an increase in the cutting stroke.

A food product slicer includes a base, a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base, a carriage assembly mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife, a gauge plate mounted for movement between a closed position that prevents slicing and multiple open positions that permit slicing at respective thicknesses and a gauge plate control knob including a grip part and a cam part with a cam slot, wherein the grip part and the cam part are molded together as a monolithic unit.

A powered cutting apparatus for cutting an elongated work piece, the cutting apparatus including: a base having a top surface fixed to a bottom section; at least one attachment guide removably fixed to the top surface for connecting to a guide rail; a motor fixed to the base at the top surface; the motor includes a shaft which extends past an edge of the top surface; a cutterhead coupled to the motor with a first band and fixed to the bottom section of the base; and the cutterhead cuts an even plane surface of a cutting surface based on the rotational output of the motor.