Patent ID: 8047113

Claim:
A cross-cut apparatus comprising: a guide system including a housing, a guide element, and a linear guide rail mounted on the housing for defining a processing path for said guide system as said housing moves from a first position to a second position and back to said first position relative to guide element; a workpiece coupler, coupled to said guide element, defining a desired processing angle of the guide system with respect to a workpiece as said housing moves from said first position to said second position; and an attachment system, coupled to said housing, for fixing to a hand-held power processing tool to the guide system and to position the power processing tool at a reference location relative to said workpiece and at said desired processing angle; wherein said processing path extends from a first edge of said workpiece to a second edge of said workpiece and wherein when the housing with the attachment system and the power processing tool is moving along said processing path, the workpiece is separated into two discrete detached subparts; wherein said guide system includes a first arm and a second arm substantially perpendicular to said first arm, said first arm defining a L-shaped recess near a junction of said arms; wherein said recess receives said power processing tool; wherein the arms define the housing; wherein said guide element is disposed on said second arm at a side of said second arm opposite of said L-shaped recess and receives the linear guide rail; and wherein said workpiece is held in one hand while said power-processing tool with said attachment system affixed, is held in a second hand and operated to process said workpiece.