Tilting Arbour Circular Saw

The saw gets its name from the shaft on which the blade spins (the arbor). That axle can be tilted with respect to the horizontal tabletop (for cutting at angles) and raised or lowered to adjust the blade's cutting depthOn a right tilt saw, the arbor that holds the blade comes from the right side. This has several advantages. For one, the scale on the rip fence always reads the distance accurately between the fence and the right side of blade, whether it is a thin-kerf blade or a dado setArbors connect the hole saw to the drill chuck and the pilot bit. They help to take off the pressure often put on pilot bits and also help to create cleaner holes as the hole saw is fully secured.