Patent ID: 6899004

Claim:
A cutting device comprising: a work surface having an infeed edge; an infeed rail attached to the work surface along the infeed edge; and a workpiece guide slidably disposed on said infeed rail for guiding workpieces on the cutting device, the workpiece guide comprising: a fence body; an infeed extension integral to said fence body, said infeed extension comprising an infeed platform having a substantially planar surface that extends along and substantially abuts said work surface at the infeed edge, wherein said infeed platform provides workpiece support and is capable of selective adjustment to an elevation such that said surface of said infeed platform is substantially coplanar with said work surface; and an adjustment mechanism mounted on said infeed extension to selectively adjust an elevation of said infeed extension relative to said work surface wherein said infeed rail and said infeed extension are configured such that no portion of said infeed rail obstructs the upward adjustment in elevation of said infeed extension relative to said work surface.