Patent ID: 7765904
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B23B,B23G,B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for performing machining operations on first and second ends of an elongate workpiece having a long axis comprising: a support for said workpiece, said support having first and second, spaced sides, each of said first and second sides having first and second ends; a first machining tool being disposed proximate said first end of said first side for performing a first machining operation on a first end of said workpiece; a second machining tool being disposed proximate said second end of said second side for performing a second machining operation on a second end of said workpiece, whereby said first and second machining tools are generally diagonally positioned with respect to one another and said support, said first and second machining tools being mirror images of one another, said support permitting movement of said workpiece in a direction substantially perpendicular to said long axis from a first position, wherein said first end of said workpiece is aligned with said first machining tool to a second position, wherein said second end of said workpiece is aligned with said second machining tool.