An Improved Mitre-cutting and Shooting Block.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left. 9th May, 1895-Accepted, 15th June 1895
An Improved Mitre-cutting and Shooting Block.
I, WILLIAM OLIVER BAILEY of The Excelsior Works Wenlock Road in the
'County of London Glass Merchant Silverer and Beveller, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to an improved mitre-cutting and shooting block and its
object is to obtain a block which shall be suitable for cutting mouldings or the like
in such a manner as to produce any mitre angle or bevel likely to be required and
also for shooting the same and which shall be provided with suitable means for
securing the moulding in its place during the cutting or shooting so as to dispense
with any necessity for holding it by the hand and which shall have its wearable
parts made easily and cheaply renewable.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct the block as follows:-
I take a bed plate which is preferable of wood but may be of any other suitable
material and which is preferably about three feet by one foot in dimensions but
which may be of any other required dimension and which is provided with a raised
platform extending throughout its length upon and close to the inner edge of this
raised platform, I mount two movable blocks of wood or other suitable material
one immediately to the right and the other immediately to the left of a line drawn
transversely across the centre of the bed plate so as to form right and left side
guide blocks for cutting and shooting mitres and bevels. Each of these blocks is
mounted by a bolt and fly-nut at the end nearest to the inner edge of the raised
platform and is left free at the outer end so as to swing on the bolt and be
adjustable to any augle likely to be required. When so adjusted the block can be
secured in position by tightening the fly-nut or the same can be further secured by
means of a pin passing through to a hole pierced in the outer end of the block
and fitting into a corresponding hole in the bed plate. Also upon and close to the
inner edge of the raised platform I mount two other movable blocks of wood or
other suitable material one to the right of the right side guide block and the other to
the left of the left side guide block, each of these blocks is made to slide in a direction
parallel to the edge of the raised platform and in a line therewith by means of a
slot cut lengthwise in the block in which slot works a bolt which passes through
the slot into the raised platform to which it is fixed and which is secured by a
fly-nut. A stud on the underside of the block works in a corresponding slot in
the raised platform to each of the two sliding blocks is attached by means of a
bolt and fly-nut at the end thereof nearest to the centre of the bed plate an
auxiliary guide block which swings on the bolt and is adjustable so as to lie
parallel with the right or left side guide block as the case may be and to form
with such guide block or guide for the saw when cutting or for the moulding
when shooting. The auxiliary guide blocks can when adjusted be secured in
position in the same manuer as the guide blocks.
In order to enable the block constructed as aforesaid to be used for cutting as
well as for shooting the joint or bevel I provide a movable platform which
corresponds in length and width with the part of the bed plate not covered by the
raised platform and which when in position fits thereon and being slightly greater

page_text: in depth than the raised platform raises the surfaces of the portion of the bed-
plate on which it is fitted to a slightly higher level than that of the raised platform,
the movable platform is made detachable from the bed plate but it is easily attached
thereto by means of a tongue running along the side of the movable platform and
made to fit under a rebate in the raised platform when in position it is secured
there by hooks in the outer edge of the bed-plate which engage with studs in the
outer edge of the moveable platform or by other suitable means when the block
is intended to be used for shooting the joint or bevel the movable platform is
taken off the bed plate and removed and the moulding is placed between the
guide block and auxiliary guide blocks on the right or left side as required.
For the purpose of securing the moulding firmly in its place during the cutting
process I provide a strong steel spring which holds the same closely against the
end of the guide block and one end of which is attached to the movable platform
by a pin or other suitable means and the other end of which when in use is held in
position by means of a projection fitting into a slot in the movable platform or by
any other suitable means. In order to provide for the mouldings being of different
thicknesses, a series of holes to receive the pin fastening the one end of the spring
and of slots to receive the projection on the other end of the spring may be
provided in the movable platform.
Dated this 9th day of August 1894.
I WILLIAM OLIVER BAILEY of The Excelsior Works Wenlock Road in the
County of London do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved mitre-cutting and shooting block and its
object is to obtain a block which shall be suitable for cutting mouldings or the
like in such a manner as to produce any mitre angle or bevel likely to be required
and also for shooting the same and which shall be provided with suitable means
for securing the moulding in its place during the cutting or shooting so as to
dispense with any necessity for holding it by the hand and which shall have its
wearable parts made easily and cheaply renewable.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct the block as follows:-
I take a bed-plate which is preferably of wood but may be of any other suitable
material and which is preferably about three feet by one foot in dimensions but
which may be of any other required dimensions and which is provided with a
raised platform extending throughout its length. If the raised platform is of
wood or other soft material I find it convenient to let into it a metal plate
extending throughout its length along its inner edge. Upon and close to the
inner edge of this raised platform 1 mount two moveable blocks of wood or other
suitable material one immediately to the right and the other immediately to the
left of a line drawn transversely across the centre of the bed-plate so as to form
right and left side guide blocks for cutting and shooting mitres and bevels. Each
of these blocks is mounted by a belt and fly-nut at the end nearest to the inner
edge of the raised platform and is left free at the outer end so as to swing on the
bolt and be adjustable to any angle likely to be required. When so adjusted the
block can be secured in position by tightening the fly-nut or the same can be
further secured by means of a pin passing through a hole pierced in the outer
end of the block and fitting into a corresponding hole in the bed-plate. Also
upon and close to the inner edge of the raised platform 1 mount two other moveable

page_text: blocks of wood or other suitable inaterial one to the right of the right side guide-
block and the other to the left of the left side guide-block.
Each of these blocks is made to slide in a direction parallel to the edge of
the raised platform and in a line therewith by means of a slot cut lengthwise in the
block through which slot passes a bolt which is fixed to the underside of the
raised platform by means of a plate and which secures the moveable block by a
fly-nut at the top. A stud or studs on the underside of the block works in a
corresponding slot in the raised platform. To each of the two sliding blocks is
attached by means of a bolt and fly-nut at the end thereof nearest to the centre
of the bed plate an auxillary guide block which swings on the bolt and is adjustable
so as to lie parallel with the right or left side guide-block as the case may be and
to form with such guide block a guide for the saw when cutting or for the moulding
when shooting.
The auxillary guide blocks when used for cutting can when adjusted be
secured in position in the same manner as the guide blocks. In order to enable the
block constructed as aforesaid to be used for cutting as well as for shooting the joint
or bevel I provide a moveable platform which corresponds in length and width
with the part of the bed-plate not covered by the raised platform and which when
in position fits thereon and being slightly greater in depth than the raised
platform raises the surface of the portion of the bed plate on which it is fitted to
a slightly higher level than that of the raised platform. The moveable platform
is made detachable from the bed plate but it is easily attached thereto by means
of a tongue running along the side of the moveable platform and made to fit
under a rebate in the raised platform. When in position it is secured there by
hooks in the outer edge of the bed plate which engage with studs in the outer
edge of the moveable platform or by other suitable means. When the block is
intended to be used for shooting the joint or bevel, the moveable platform is taken
off the bed-plate and removed and the moulding is placed between the guide block
and auxillary guide block on the right or left side as required. For the purpose
of securing the moulding firmly in its place during the cutting process I provide
a strong steel spring which holds the same closely against the end of the guide
blocks and one end of which is attached to the moveable platform by a pin or
other suitable means and the other end of which when in use is held in position
by means of a projection fitting into a slot in the moveable platform or by any
other suitable means. In order to provide for the mouldings being of different
thicknesses a series of holes to receive the pin fastening the one end of the spring
and of slots to receive the projection on the other end of the spring may be
provided in the moveable platform. In order that my said invention may be more
fully understood there is annexed hereunto a sheet of drawings illustrating the
same. The same letters of reference are used throughout all the figures to
indicate the same or corresponding parts of the block but only the parts on one
side of the block are lettered, inasmuch as the parts on both sides of the block
exactly correspond.
(A) is the bed plate (B) is the raised platform (C) is the guide block (D) is
the fly-nut to the bolt on which the guide block (C) is pivoted to the raised
platform (B). (E) is the hole in the outer end of the guide block (C) through
which the fastening pin (if used) passes (F) marks the holes in the raised platform
on the bed plate into which the fastening pin (if used) passes (G) is the sliding
block (H) is the slot in the sliding block (1) is the fly-nut to the bolt which
passes through the slot (H) in the sliding block (G). (K) (when used) is a
slotted plate let into the edge of the raised platform (B). (L) is the auxillary
guide block (M) is the fly-nut to the bolt on which the auxillary guide block (L)
is pivoted to the sliding block (G). (N) is the hole in the outer end of the
auxillary guide block (L) through which the fastening pin (if used) passes.
(O) is the moveable platform (P) is the hook to fasten the moveable platform (())
to the bed plate (A). (Q) is the spring for holding the moulding during the
cutting process.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved mitre-cutting and shooting block constructed substantially as
herein before described and shewn in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 8th day of May 1895.
W. O. BAILEY,
Applicant.