Abstract: A table saw includes a working surface and a rail system. The rail system includes stationary rails mounted along the working surface, and extension rails. The rails each include matching guide surfaces extending along the longitudinal axis and configured to support and guide a rip fence. The rails have a common connection interface that in each case includes a connecting end and a supporting end, such that the extension rails are mountable with the stationary rails. When mounted, the guide surfaces of the extension rails extend the guide surfaces of the stationary rails. The connecting end in the common connection interface includes a connection mechanism configured to urge the connecting end together with the supporting end to form an internal connection, and to align the guide surfaces of the connected rails to as to be co-planar with each other.

Abstract: A guide assembly for a saw device includes a pre-load mechanism located at one end and a slide mechanism located at the other end. The slide mechanism establishes two fixed contact points between the guide assembly and a guide rail of the saw device. The pre-load mechanism establishes a third contact point between the guide assembly and another guide rail of the saw device. The guide assembly has an unlocked condition in which the pre-load mechanism continuously generates a first clamping force on the saw device between the third contact point and the two fixed contact points. The first clamping force self-aligns the guide assembly to the saw device and permits slidable adjustment of the guide assembly on the saw device. The guide assembly has a locked condition in which a second clamping force is generated between the contact points and the guide assembly is fixed on the saw device.

Abstract: A table saw includes at least one stop mechanism for setting or recording a position of a guide assembly on the table saw. The stop mechanism has a base member and a blocking member connected to the base member. The base member is connected to a guide structure on the table saw in an unlocked state and a locked state. In the unlocked state, the base member is infinitely adjustable relative to the guide structure along a slide axis. In the locked state, the base member is fixed relative to the guide structure. The blocking member is moveable relative to the base member between a blocking position and a bypass position. The blocking member in the blocking position is configured to contact the guide assembly and set or record a position of the guide assembly. The blocking member in the bypass position cannot contact the guide assembly.

Abstract: A band saw includes a first blade guide assembly and a second blade guide assembly which guide the band saw blade through a cutting zone. The first blade guide assembly and the second blade guide assembly are each supported for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between a first angular position and a second angular position. At the first angular position, the first and the second blade guide assemblies hold the band saw blade at a first angle with respect to the wheel contact plane. At the second angular position, the first and the second blade guide assemblies hold the band saw blade at a second angle with respect to the wheel contact plane, the second angle being different than the first angle.

Abstract: A band saw includes a first blade guide assembly and a second blade guide assembly which guide the band saw blade through a cutting zone. The first blade guide assembly and the second blade guide assembly are each supported for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between a first angular position and a second angular position. At the first angular position, the first and the second blade guide assemblies hold the band saw blade at a first angle with respect to the wheel contact plane. At the second angular position, the first and the second blade guide assemblies hold the band saw blade at a second angle with respect to the wheel contact plane, the second angle being different than the first angle.

Abstract: A table saw includes at least one stop mechanism for setting or recording a position of a guide assembly on the table saw. The stop mechanism has a base member and a blocking member connected to the base member. The base member is connected to a guide structure on the table saw in an unlocked state and a locked state. In the unlocked state, the base member is infinitely adjustable relative to the guide structure along a slide axis. In the locked state, the base member is fixed relative to the guide structure. The blocking member is moveable relative to the base member between a blocking position and a bypass position. The blocking member in the blocking position is configured to contact the guide assembly and set or record a positon of the guide assembly. The blocking member in the bypass position cannot contact the guide assembly.

Abstract: A table saw includes a working surface and a rail system. The rail system includes stationary rails mounted along the working surface, and extension rails. The rails each include matching guide surfaces extending along the longitudinal axis and configured to support and guide a rip fence. The rails have a common connection interface that in each case includes a connecting end and a supporting end, such that the extension rails are mountable with the stationary rails. When mounted, the guide surfaces of the extension rails extend the guide surfaces of the stationary rails. The connecting end in the common connection interface includes a connection mechanism configured to urge the connecting end together with the supporting end to form an internal connection, and to align the guide surfaces of the connected rails to as to be co-planar with each other.

Abstract: A guide assembly for a saw device includes a pre-load mechanism located at one end and a slide mechanism located at the other end. The slide mechanism establishes two fixed contact points between the guide assembly and a guide rail of the saw device. The pre-load mechanism establishes a third contact point between the guide assembly and another guide rail of the saw device. The guide assembly has an unlocked condition in which the pre-load mechanism continuously generates a first clamping force on the saw device between the third contact point and the two fixed contact points. The first clamping force self-aligns the guide assembly to the saw device and permits slidable adjustment of the guide assembly on the saw device. The guide assembly has a locked condition in which a second clamping force is generated between the contact points and the guide assembly is fixed on the saw device.