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The invention includes a power operated circular type hand saw having a motor disposed within a housing, a rotating circular sawblade driven by the motor, and a work supporting shoe which is pivotally attached to the housing and moveable relative to the housing to adjust the depth to which the saw b

The invention includes a power operated circular type hand saw having a motor disposed within a housing, a rotating circular sawblade driven by the motor, and a work supporting shoe which is pivotally attached to the housing and moveable relative to the housing to adjust the depth to which the saw blade extends below the shoe. The motor supporting housing includes a locking arrangement and a depth limiting stop plate moveable relative to the housing, the stop plate having a depth limiting ear and a clasp, the clasp is adapted to lock the stop plate in a wide range of depth limiting positions.

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A method of cutting a substrate with a power operated circular type hand saw having a motor supporting housing, a motor disposed within said housing, a rotating circular sawblade driven by said motor, and a work supporting shoe pivotally attached and movable relative to said housing; said motor supp

A method of cutting a substrate with a power operated circular type hand saw having a motor supporting housing, a motor disposed within said housing, a rotating circular sawblade driven by said motor, and a work supporting shoe pivotally attached and movable relative to said housing; said motor supporting housing having a depth limiting stop plate with a depth limiting ear and a clasp, said clasp adapted to lock said stop plate in a depth limiting position; said work supporting shoe including a longitudinal slot, a generally arctuate vertically extending slotted support member having a plurality of prepositioned tabs adapted to engage said ear of said depth limiting stop plate, and locking means; said method comprising the steps of: (1) fixing said depth limiting stop plate in a desired depth limitating position, (2) moving said housing to a fully inclined position with the blade fixed above the plane of said longitudinal slot, (3) positioning said shoe against the work, (4) turning on said saw to rotate said blade, (5) plunging said blade into the work until said ear abuts a selected tab on said support member, and (6) making the desired length of cut in the work.