An adaptive cutting system is presented that facilitates cutting workpieces in new and different ways in a fun, easy, fast, accurate and safe manner. The system includes a benchtop having a grid of bench dog holes across its surface as well as a pair of table tracks embedded within its surface. An edge track extends around the benchtop and a pair of hinge members are connected to the edge tracks that also connect to a saw track that is movable between a raised and lowered position. The system also includes narrow rip stops, wide rip stops, bench dogs and a miter gauge all of which work in concert with the on-table features to facilitate on-table measurement and alignment of workpieces for performing cutting operations.

An angle guide assembly for being coupled to a table body that slides along a longitudinal axis relative to a base of a saw. The angle guide assembly includes an attachment member configured to attach the angle guide assembly to the table body; a guide body and an angled fence pivotally coupled to the guide body between a first orientation in which a workpiece can be placed at an angle to the longitudinal axis along a first guide surface of the guide body by placing the workpiece against the fence surface, and a second orientation in which a workpiece can be placed at an angle to the longitudinal axis along a second guide surface of the guide body by placing the workpiece against the fence surface.

A fence apparatus for handling a workpiece and resting on a support surface includes a rigid rectanguloid base, a top side of which includes a plurality of parallel guide slots. A bottom side includes at least three height-adjustable feet. A fence assembly includes an adjustable fence bracket and a fence. In some embodiments a top edge of the fence includes one of the guide slots, and the flip stop includes one of the guides for cooperating therewith to allow the flip stop to slide along the top edge of the fence. The flip stop may further include a removable pusher bar extending parallel to the fence for pushing the workpiece close to the tool. Two side L-brackets are each adapted for fixing with sides of the base and for fixing with the support surface. The fence apparatus is fully reversible from left to right.

Inserts for use in table saws are disclosed. One embodiment may include a mechanism to lock mechanically and affirmatively the insert in a blade opening in a table saw. The mechanism is designed so that a user can install and remove the insert without tools. The mechanism also can be designed so that the front of the insert pops up above the table when released from its locked position. The mechanism can be further designed so that the insert can be unlocked or released by a user pressing a button or tab.

A tool stand includes a table having a tool support surface and a plurality of legs movable relative to the table to define a first configuration and a second configuration of the tool stand. The plurality of legs includes a first leg and a second leg, each pivotable about a first axis, and the plurality of legs further includes a third leg and a fourth leg, each pivotable about a second axis parallel to the first axis. The tool stand further includes a base frame coupled to the third and fourth legs, and a latch mechanism including a latch element movable between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch mechanism is configured to inhibit movement of each of the legs relative to the table when the latch element is in the latched position and the tool stand is in the first configuration.

A fence assembly configured to guide a workpiece with respect to a blade of a saw device includes a fence that is supported by rails for sliding movement relative to a work surface. Opposed ends of the fence are supported on the rails via rail engagement members. The fence assembly includes a fence angle adjustment mechanism associated with a housing of one of the rail engagement members. The fence angle adjustment mechanism includes biasing elements working in conjunction with an adjustment screw to adjust the position of the fence with respect to parallelism to the blade.

Collapsible and transportable systems for supporting miter saw assemblies. In one illustrative embodiment, a table assembly has two opposite main nodes at either end that support an upper bench top therebetween. Two legs extend from each main node to support the table. Two parallel support members extends through the main nodes underneath the bench top. A saw support table may be removably securable to the parallel support members extending out past the bench and allows a miter saw secured thereto to be adjusted such that the miter saw cutting table is co-planar with the bench top. A sliding locking member may be attached to the bench top to define a fixed distance for the length of material being cut. A second saw support table may be disposed on folding adjustable legs attached to the legs extending from a main node to support a table saw coplanar with the bench top.

A miter saw includes a base assembly configured to at least partially support a workpiece on the miter saw. The miter saw also includes a turntable pivotably coupled to the base assembly about a vertical miter axis in a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. The turntable is also configured to at least partially support the workpiece on the miter saw. The miter saw also includes a constraining device coupled between the base assembly and the turntable. The constraining device is configured to inhibit movement of the turntable relative to the base assembly in a direction different than the first and second rotational directions.

A self-dust extraction dustless table saw includes a table saw frame, saw table, and saw blade installed to the table saw frame. An upper and a lower blade guards are respectively mounted to upper and lower sides of the saw table, the saw blade is mounted in the upper and lower blade guards, and the lower blade guard includes a lower left and lower-right blade guards. Several interval guide barriers are installed on the inner walls of the lower left and lower right blade guards, and the guide barriers transport the dust to a dust outlet on the side of the lower right blade guard.

A compound saw includes a base, a housing, a transmission component and a table, the rear end of the table is rotatably connected to the housing, and is engaged with the cutter head through the transmission component, so as to expose the cutter head out of the first cutting slit or out of the second cutting slit when the front end of the table swings upward and downward. The cutter head of the compound saw can be switched between the bench cutting mode and the miter cutting mode. Accordingly, on one hand, the structure for switching between modes is simple and does not require the cooperation of too many parts; on the other hand, the switchover can be realized simply by manually operating the movable bench, without too many operations.