Patent ID: 6062122
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of customizing a cutting guide by an end user for use with a particular portable power saw, said particular portable power saw having a saw shoe having opposite inside and outside ends, the particular portable power saw having a blade which extends from the saw shoe between the inside and outside ends wherein a first distance is defined between the blade and inside end and a second distance is defined between the blade and outside end, comprising the steps of:providing a guide plate to the end user, said guide plate of a single piece of rigid cutable material such that the guide plate has a opposite front and rear ends, a pair of initial side edges extending longitudinally between the front and rear ends, and an upwardly projecting rib member extending longitudinally between the front and rear ends, the projecting rib having a first guide surface and a second guide surface which extend substantially parallel on opposite sides of the projecting rib member;creating a first gauged edge by cutting the guide with the particular portable power saw by engaging the outside edge of the saw shoe against the first guide surface of the projecting rib and moving the power saw longitudinally while maintaining the power saw shoe against the first guide surface of the projecting rib and removing a portion of the guide plate between the first gauged edge and its nearest initial side edge, andcreating a second gauged edge by cutting the guide with the particular portable power saw by engaging the inside edge of the saw shoe against the second guide surface of the projecting rib and moving the power saw longitudinally while maintaining the power saw shoe against the second guide surface of the projecting rib, and removing a portion of the guide plate between the second gauged edge and its nearest initial side edge.