Table saws

Abstract

Table saws and features for table saws are disclosed. Some of the disclosed features are particularly relevant to portable table saws such as jobsite and bench-top table saws. Disclosed features include, but are not limited to, extendable rails, mechanisms to lock rails in position, drawers, compartments and components to store table saw accessories, switch boxes, dust collection systems, table saw housings, tables, and handles.

1 . A saw comprising:
 a table having a perimeter and a front;   a blade configured to extend at least partially above the table;   a motor to spin the blade; and   two openings in the table configured as handles that can be used to pick up the saw, where the openings are within the perimeter of the table and where one handle is positioned to the right of the blade and the other handle is positioned to the left of the blade when standing at the front of the table.   
     
     
         2 . The saw of  claim 1 , where at least one opening has a bottom edge that is curved. 
     
     
         3 . The saw of  claim 1 , further comprising a housing supporting the table and enclosing the motor, where the housing is shaped to extend under the openings. 
     
     
         4 . The saw of  claim 3 , where the housing extending under the openings is sloped downwards relative to the table. 
     
     
         5 . A table saw comprising:
 a table;   a blade configured to extend at least partially above the table;   a motor to move the blade;   a housing supporting the table and enclosing the motor, where the housing has a side with a lower edge; and   a handle formed in the lower edge of the side of the housing, where the handle is configured so a user can grasp the handle and pull the table saw.   
     
     
         6 . The saw of  claim 5 , where the housing has a second side, and further comprising a second handle formed in the lower edge of the second side of the housing, where the second handle is configured so a user can grasp the second handle and pull the table saw. 
     
     
         7 . The saw of  claim 5 , where the lower edge has a length, and where the handle is at least as wide as half the length of the lower edge.