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US 10,864,656 B2Granted
Slab cutting apparatus and method
AssigneeCambria Company LLC
InventorsCraig Tolzman, Brian R. Scoggin
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for finishing slabs. In an exemplary embodiment, a stone-cutting miter saw includes a support fixture that is configured to support a stone slab, a guide rail, and cutting and grinding heads movably supported on the guide rail.
Claims20
A method for cutting and grinding a stone slab using a stone-cutting miter saw, comprising:
- securing the stone slab to a support fixture;
- advancing, in a single pass, a cutting blade and a grinding blade in series along a length of the stone slab while the cutting blade and grinding blade rotate to cut and grind, respectively, an edge of the stone slab;
- wherein during the single pass advancing step, the cutting blade rotates about a cutting blade axis of rotation to cut the edge of the stone slab and the grinding blade rotates about a grinding blade axis of rotation to grind the cut edge of the stone slab, and the cutting blade axis of rotation is maintained in a fixed position relative to the grinding blade axis of rotation.
A method for cutting and grinding a stone slab using a stone-cutting miter saw, comprising:
- securing the stone slab to a support fixture;
- advancing a cutting blade and a grinding blade in series along a length of the stone slab while the cutting blade and grinding blade rotate to simultaneously operate on an edge of the stone slab in a single pass, the cutting blade cutting an edge to generate a cut surface and the grinding blade grinding the cut surface during the single pass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.