Patent ID: 6234056
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A resaw comprising:(a) a fence assembly having a set of guide elements that are adjustable so that faces of said guide elements are held by said fence assembly onto both sides and one edge of the work piece being cut;(b) a base having a means for securing said fence assembly such that said fence assembly and said base restrain the work piece from motion except in the direction parallel to a face or faces of said guide elements and the face of said base in contact with the work piece;(c) a guide system integral to said base which provides a means to maintain alignment of said fence assembly such that said fence assembly is capable of being positioned within a range of locations relative to said base as said fence assembly is adjusted for various work piece sizes and resulting cut thickness while maintaining a unique direction relative to said base and a face or faces of said guide elements attached or integral to said fence assembly when secured to said base;(d) a blade support assembly held by bearings attached to said base for restricting said blade assembly to reciprocating motion;(e) a controllable source of reciprocating motion connected to said blade assembly; and(f) a blade held by said blade assembly such that the sides of said blade are parallel to a face or faces of said guide elements attached or integral to said fence assembly secured to said base;whereby said fence assembly keeps the work piece aligned with said blade while the work piece is being moved toward the reciprocating blade, thereby cutting the work piece into two uniformly thick pieces of the same length and width as the original work piece.