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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, compart

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.

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1. A table saw comprising: a main table having a front edge, a side and a work surface;a blade configured to cut a work piece on the work surface, where the blade has a fully elevated position and a fully lowered position relative to the work surface;a motor to move the blade;an extension table asso

1. A table saw comprising: a main table having a front edge, a side and a work surface;a blade configured to cut a work piece on the work surface, where the blade has a fully elevated position and a fully lowered position relative to the work surface;a motor to move the blade;an extension table associated with the main table, where the extension table has a top surface, where the extension table is configured to slide from a retracted position adjacent the side of the main table to an extended position spaced apart from the side of the main table, and where the top surface of the extension table is generally planar with the work surface of the main table when the extension table slides from the retracted position to the extended position; anda drawer positioned below the work surface of the main table, above the lowest point of the blade with the blade at the fully lowered position, and to the right of the blade when facing the front edge of the main table, where the extension table covers at least a portion of the drawer when the extension table is in the retracted position and provides access to the drawer when the extension table is in the extended position. 2. The table saw of claim 1, where the drawer slides from a first position to a second position. 3. The table saw of claim 2, where the drawer includes a lid. 4. The table saw of claim 3, where sliding the drawer to the second position provides clearance to open the lid. 5. The table saw of claim 2, where the main table covers at least a portion of the drawer when the drawer is in the first position. 6. The table saw of claim 1, where the drawer includes regions shaped to hold predetermined items. 7. The table saw of claim 1, where the drawer includes a region shaped to hold a blade guard. 8. A table saw comprising: a main table having a side and a work surface;a blade configured to cut a work piece on the work surface, where the blade has a fully elevated position and a fully lowered position relative to the work surface;a motor to move the blade;an extension table associated with the main table and configured to slide from a retracted position adjacent the side of the main table to an extended position spaced apart from the side of the main table; anddrawer means for storing components, where the drawer means is below the work surface and above the lowest part of the blade with the blade at the fully lowered position, and where the extension table covers at least a portion of the drawer means when the extension table is in the retracted position and provides access to the drawer means when the extension table is in the extended position.