Abstract: An improved adjustable blade height and driving mechanism for a table saw, wherein the design is compact and the weight of the drive motor is not an applied load upon the operator rotating a hand crank or upon an actuating motor. The table saw comprises a main frame and a saw blade mounted to and driven by a belt driving mechanism comprising a pivotable frame that is pivotable about an axis parallel to the saw cutting axis, an electrical motor mounted stationary to the pivotable frame, and a blade height adjusting device to raise and lower the blade wheel relative to the work-piece support surface while the electric drive motor remains stationary.

Abstract: An improved adjustable blade height and driving mechanism for a table saw, wherein the design is compact and the weight of the drive motor is not an applied load upon the operator rotating a hand crank or upon an actuating motor. The table saw comprises a main frame and a saw blade mounted to and driven by a belt driving mechanism comprising a pivotable frame that is pivotable about an axis parallel to the saw cutting axis, an electrical motor mounted stationary to the pivotable frame, and a blade height adjusting device to raise and lower the blade wheel relative to the work-piece support surface while the electric drive motor remains stationary.

Abstract: A table saw including a horizontally disposed table surface with an elongated blade slot, mounted beneath the table surface is a traversing mechanism comprising a carriage coupled to linear guide rails and linear actuator to movably advance and retreat the carriage supporting the blade in a traversing path generally parallel to the blade slot. A tilt plate pivotally mounted to the carriage supports a blade drive assembly for providing a means to rotate the blade and adjust the blade height. The saw blade protrudes through the elongated slot to cut a work-piece on the table surface whereby stationary and moving work-piece operations may be executed. A tilting mechanism, also supported by the carriage, having a linear actuator in a translating engagement with the tilt plate rotate the tilt plate about its pivot axis relative to the carriage to set the blade to the angle desired by the user for beveled cuts.