Patent ID: 7874236

Claim:
A horizontal metal cutting band saw for mitering an elongated workpiece comprising: a machine frame including a support device for supporting the metal workpiece to be processed wherein the support device comprises a vise including a stationary jaw and an adjustable jaw; a main carrier; a swivel support arranged on the main carrier above the support device, the swivel support defining a vertical swivel axis that extends through the support device; an intermediate carrier that is connected to the main carrier by means of the swivel support and can be swiveled about the vertical axis with the aid of the swivel support; and a saw frame including a bandsaw blade configured for cutting metal that runs in a guided fashion, said saw frame being movably supported on the intermediate carrier in such a way that the saw frame can be displaced or swiveled in a plane that extends parallel to the swivel axis; said stationary jaw of said support device defining a contact surface that includes the vertical swivel axis; and said main carrier having a lateral upright that is located adjacent to said support device and a cantilevered projecting beam mounted on said upright, and said swivel support being supported on said cantilevered projecting beam, outwardly of said lateral upright, wherein the lateral upright is offset relative to the vertical swivel axis in such a way that the intermediate carrier can be moved into opposing miter positions.