Patent ID: 6401579
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B23D,B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for cutting a workpiece on a device having a driven cutting member to provide a circular perimeter to the workpiece, the method comprising:providing an apparatus for positioning the workpiece relative to the driven cutting member, the apparatus including a base having a workpiece support surface and a track therein, said track having a wall, a selectively movable track-mounted member having a void, the track-mounted member selectively securable along the track by biasing the track-mounted member against the wall of the track, and a workpiece mounting member longitudinally movable within the void; mounting the workpiece on the workpiece mounting member, such one end of the workpiece mounting member engages the workpiece and another end protrudes from the workpiece and is unattached to an object; disposing the unattached portion of the workpiece mounting member within the track for selective longitudinal travel therein; and rotating the workpiece into the driven cutting member and simultaneously advancing the workpiece mounting member along the track into the void toward the driven cutting member.