Patent ID: 8002003

Claim:
A beveling system for creating a bevel edge on a plank, comprising: a first guide shoe adapted to contact a first face of a plank and guide the plank in a longitudinal direction; a plank drive adapted to move the plank in the longitudinal direction; a second guide shoe adapted to contact a second face of the plank, which is opposite the first face; a biasing device adapted to bias the first guide shoe in a direction toward the second guide shoe; a bevel tool disposed in a fixed position and adjacent the first guide shoe such that in operation the bevel tool is adapted to cut a bevel into an edge of the plank; a guided cylinder adapted to move the second guide shoe in a linear direction that is normal to the longitudinal direction; a pressure source adapted to apply sufficient pressure to cause movement of the guided cylinder in the linear direction; a control valve adapted to control the pressure source to actuate movement of the guided cylinder forward and backward in the linear direction; and a controller adapted to control the control valve and programmed to actuate movement of the guided cylinder from a maximum position along the linear direction to a minimum position along the linear direction and to continuously variable positions between the maximum position and the minimum position.