Metal or wood working equipment with work-piece securing apparatus

A metal-working or wood-working equipment comprising:

• a base;
• a work-piece table supported on the base;
• a material working tool mounted on the base and configured to operate on a work-piece supported on the table;
• and
• a work-piece securing apparatus configured to secure the work-piece on the table, the work-piece securing apparatus comprising:
• a support element mounted on the base and an elongated work-piece securing element movably supported by the support element, the support element receiving and supporting the securing element such that the securing element retains mobility while supported by the support element to permit manual manipulation of the securing element to position the work-piece on the equipment and/or to position a work-piece engaging portion of the securing element at a desired contact point on the work-piece when the work-piece is positioned to be worked by the tool of the equipment,
• wherein the support element comprises a base plate and a securing element mount, the base plate mounting the support element to the base, the base plate comprising a track, and the securing element mount selectively movable in the track to two or more positions on the base plate,
• wherein the securing element mount comprises a pin, and the selective movement of the securing element mount in the track selectively moves the pin generally horizontally,
• wherein the securing element mount comprises a rod adapter from which the pin extends and within which the pin is generally vertically selectively movable, the rod adapter comprising a lock that releasably secures the pin within the rod adapter, and
• wherein the pin comprises a non-vertically oriented through-aperture through which the elongated work-piece securing element extends such that the elongated work-piece securing element is extendible horizontally through the through-aperture.