Patent ID: 7272882

Claim:
A routing machine, comprising: (a) a plurality of worktables for supporting at least a first workpiece and a second workpiece; (b) a toolhead assembly for first machining the first workpiece on one of the worktables and then machining the second workpiece on another of the worktables, the toolhead assembly being carried by a gantry including a pair of spaced-apart leg sections straddling the worktables and cooperating with a pair of opposing trackways for moving the gantry along a longitudinal axis of the worktables; and (c) a hold down assembly for traversing the worktables with the toolhead assembly to retain the first workpiece on the one worktable and then retain the second workpiece on the other worktable such that the first workpiece on the one worktable can be removed and replaced with a new workpiece while the toolhead assembly machines the second workpiece on the other table, the hold down assembly including four freely rotatable rollers each spaced from one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the worktables and wherein the toolhead assembly performs the machining operations between the second and third of the four rollers.