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Abstract

A power tool including a housing and a motor assembly arranged to rotate a cutting tool. The motor is mounted in the housing. At least one guide post is slidably mounted to the housing. The power tool includes a base fixed to the guide post. A depth adjustment mechanism is arranged to adjust the distance the cutting tool projects through the base. The depth adjustment mechanism has a depth rod adjustably mounted to the housing and arranged to engage the base when the housing is plunged towards the base. The depth adjustment mechanism also has a depth adjustment knob mechanically coupled to the depth rod and moving the depth rod with respect to the housing. The depth adjustment mechanism further has a locking knob for selectively locking the depth rod. One of the depth adjustment knob and the locking knob at least partially is nested within the other.

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