Circular saw
A circular saw including a saw blade ( 36 ) which may be rotatingly driven about a rotational axis, and at least one first splitting wedge is described. The circular saw is configured so that the first splitting wedge is movable relative to the rotational axis of the saw blade.
1. A circular saw, comprising:
a saw blade for being rotatingly driven about a rotational axis;
a workpiece support surface supporting a workpiece being cut by the saw blade;
a sensor unit calculating a distance between a surface of the workpiece and the workpiece support surface, wherein the sensor unit is capable of calculating the depth of a nonthrough cut;
at least one first splitting wedge swivelable about the rotational axis of the saw blade; and
a drive arrangement for swiveling the first splitting wedge about the rotational axis of the saw blade to a position where the first splitting wedge protrudes through the workpiece support surface based on the calculated distance between a surface of the workpiece and the workpiece support surface.