Patent ID: 6708593
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: B23D,Y10T

Abstract:
A folding, straight-line, work piece guide for a saw having a base, a saw blade extending vertically through the base, and a feed path relative to the saw blade, comprising:a) an elongate table which can be collapsed into a folded configuration or set up and locked into a working configuration, the table having: i) multiple chassis sections pivotally-connected to one another which form a continuous but foldable table having a lengthwise axis, the chassis sections having a top side and a bottom side; ii) adjustable legs supporting said table; iii) means for connecting said table to the base of the saw; iv) a guide track section on the top side of each chassis section, said guide track sections forming a continuous guide track for guiding a carriage along said table when said table is in the working configuration; b) a carriage for supporting multiple, elongate work pieces, said carriage being slidably supported on said track for movement along the feed path of the saw, said carriage including: i) a carriage frame including means for guiding said carriage along said track at a fixed widthwise distance from the vertically-extending saw blade; ii) a work piece support assembly having means to releasably mount multiple stacked work pieces on said carriage frame and means to adjustably position said work pieces at a plurality of widthwise distances relative to said vertically-extending saw blade.