Patent ID: 6102026
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B28D

Abstract:
A fiber-cement siding cutting machine, comprising:an actuator including a driver that moves between a release position and a cutting position along a stroke path;a pair of cutting blades including a first cutting blade having a first cutting edge and a second cutting blade having a second cutting edge, the first cutting blade being coupled to the driver to move along the stroke path between the release position and the cutting position, the second cutting blade being positioned along the stroke path, and the first cutting edge facing the second cutting edge along the stroke path, wherein the first cutting blade is superimposed over the second cutting blade; anda workpiece support assembly including a first support member on a first side of the stroke path and a second support member on a second side of the stroke path, the first and second support members being spaced apart from one another by a support distance, and the first and second support members each having a support region spaced apart from the second cutting edge toward the first cutting edge in the direction of the stroke path by a bending distance, wherein the first and second support members comprise first and second wheels rotatable about first and second rotational axes, respectively, the first and second rotational axes extending at least substantially parallel to a lengthwise dimension of the second cutting blade, wherein the support regions of the first and second wheels comprise an uppermost point of each of the first and second wheels spaced above the second cutting edge toward the first cutting edge in the direction of the stroke path by the bending distance, and wherein the first and second rotational axes are spaced laterally apart from the stroke path by a side distance of approximately one-half the support distance.