Patent ID: 6401707
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B28D

Abstract:
A cutting-tool for cutting fiber-cement workpieces, comprising:a frame; an actuator attached to the frame, the actuator having a driver that moves between a release position and a cutting position along a stroke path; a first cutting blade having a first cutting edge, the first cutting blade being attached to the driver to move along the stroke path between the release position and the cutting position; a second cutting blade having a second cutting edge, the second cutting blade being a stationary blade coupled to the frame, and the second cutting edge being juxtaposed to the first cutting edge at a base elevation along the stroke path; a first support member having a first contact region on a first side of the second cutting blade, the first contact region being spaced laterally apart from the stroke path by a first side distance, and the first contact region being spaced above the base elevation of the second cutting edge toward the first cutting blade by a first bending distance; and a second support member having a second contact region on a second side of the second cutting blade, the second contact region being spaced laterally apart from the stroke path by a second side distance, and the second contact region being spaced above the base elevation of the second cutting edge toward the first cutting blade by a second bending distance, wherein the first and second contact regions defining a support plane being at a fixed elevation.