Patent ID: 7331267
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cutting a work piece, the apparatus comprising: a base frame comprising upwardly extending supports defining a workflow path there between; a framework mounted to the base frame; a rotatable carriage mounted to the framework above the workflow path; at least one guide rail mounted to the rotatable carriage; a power saw movably mounted to the at least one guide rail; and a controller programmed for independently controlling rotation of the rotatable carriage and translation of the power saw along the at least one guide rail; a pair of guide rails mounted to the base frame extending longitudinally through the workflow path; a first roller carriage movably mounted to the pair of guide rails on an in-feed side of the power saw; a second roller carriage moveably mounted to the pair of guide rails on an out-feed side of the power saw; and the controller programmed to control movement of the first and second roller carriages between a contracted position and an expanded position.