Patent ID: 6959633

Claim:
A workpiece cutting device comprising: a base member having a first measurement system mounting and a second measurement system mounting laterally opposed to said first measurement mounting system; a reciprocating cutting blade movably mounted on said base member in a vertical orientation, said cutting blade equidistantly disposed between said first and second measurement system mountings; a cutting blade actuator mounted to said base member, said cutting blade actuator cycling said reciprocating cutting blade between a retracted position and an extended position, said cutting blade actuator including a handle movable in an arc perpendicular to said base member in the direction of gravity between an upward position in relation to said base member and a lower position in relation to said base member; a return mechanism biasing said handle toward said retracted position; a jig secured to said base member for receiving said workpiece, said jig configured to permit cutting of said workpiece by said cutting blade; a laterally reversible measurement system removably secured to at least one of said first and second measurement system mountings, said measurement system configured to facilitate the making of a plurality of sequential predetermined measured cuts in said workpiece; wherein said laterally reversible measurement system includes a lineal guide; a short measuring guide configured for adjustable placement about an edge of said lineal guide; a long measuring guide configured for adjustable placement about an edge of said lineal guide said short measuring guide being closer to said cutting blade than said long measuring guide; a support bracket disposed adjacent one end of said lineal guide; and wherein said support bracket is configured for laterally reversible mounting to each of said first and second measurement system mountings.