Miter Assembly for Miter Saws

Abstract

A miter saw having a base assembly, a rotatable table rotatably disposed on the base assembly, and a saw assembly rotatably supported by the table. The miter saw also has a miter lock assembly for locking the rotational position of the saw of the table relative to the base assembly.

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       17 . A miter saw comprising.
 a base assembly having an upwardly-extending substantially annular wall;   a rotatable table rotatably disposed on the base assembly, the table having a downwardly-extending substantially annular wall disposed adjacent to the wall of the base assembly;   a saw assembly rotatably supported by the table;   a bolt extending through the base assembly and table, the bolt being surrounded by at least one of the wall of the base assembly and the wall of the table; and   an O-ring disposed between the wall of the base assembly and the wall of the table.   
   
   
       18 . The miter saw of  claim 17 , further comprising a washer disposed between the bolt and the table. 
   
   
       19 . A miter saw comprising.
 a base assembly having an upwardly-extending substantially annular wall;   a rotatable table rotatably disposed on the base assembly, the table having a downwardly-extending substantially annular wall disposed adjacent to the wall of the base assembly;   a saw assembly rotatably supported by the table;   a bolt extending through the base assembly and table, the bolt being surrounded by at least one of the wall of the base assembly and the wall of the table; and   an elastomeric element disposed between the wall of the base assembly and the wall of the table.   
   
   
       20 . The miter saw of  claim 19 , wherein the elastomeric element is an O-ring. 
   
   
       21 . The miter saw of  claim 19 , further comprising a washer disposed between the bolt and the table.