Patent ID: 6390159
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B23D,B27B,B27C,B27F,B27M,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for automatically cutting a drawer slide groove and drilling a drawer-securing pin hole in a drawer, the drawer having a bottom with a plurality of edges extending downwardly from the bottom and a rear wall, the apparatus comprising:a) a support, the drawer resting on the support during the cutting and drilling operations; b) a power saw having a moving blade adapted for cutting a groove in the drawer; c) a first guide mounted on the support and adapted to slidingly engage one of the plurality of downwardly extending drawer edges, thereby positioning the saw blade adjacent the downwardly extending drawer edge; d) a drill carrier movable in a first direction and a second direction relative to the support; and e) a power drill mounted in the drill carrier and having a drill bit adapted to drill a drawer-securing pin hole in the rear wall of the drawer.