Patent ID: 6206762
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B23D,B24B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for cutting mults from a billet in the form of an elongated casting of a high strength alloy, said apparatus comprising:means for removably holding and rotating said billet about a first axis, said axis extending through an elongated extent of the billet;means for pivotally mounting a saw arbor disposed to rotate about a second axis parallel to and spaced from said first axis;an abrasive cut-off wheel removably mounted to the saw arbor;means for rotating the saw arbor at a plurality of pre-selected speeds;means for changing the pre-selected speeds at which the saw arbor may be rotated;means for adjusting a displacement of the abrasive cut-off wheel from the means for holding the billet along the first axis of the billet, thereby allowing an operator to determine a length of the mult to be cut from the billet;means for causing the abrasive cut-off wheel to pivot toward the billet, thereby causing the rotating cut-off wheel to engage the rotating billet to cut the billet into pre-determined mults while producing particulate matter; andmeans for cooling the abrasive cut-off wheel and the billet.