Cable cutter saw

A metal clad electrical cable cutting saw, comprising:

• a base having a base right side and a base left side;
• a concave track fixed to the base during use and reaching laterally from proximal to the base left side to proximal to the base right side;
• two slitting saws attached to the base and having slitting blades;
• the concave track includes slitting blade guards, the slitting blade guards having:
• a first guard position wherein a top surface of the slitting blade guards resides above the slitting blades;
• and
• a second guard position wherein the slitting blade guards are depressed exposing enough of the slitting blades through slots in the slitting blade guards to completely overlap at least one ring of outer armor of the cable;
• an upper carriage moveably attached to the base;
• a cross-cut saw attached to the upper carriage and having a cross-cut blade generally perpendicular to the concave track;
• and
• a cross-cut blade guard retractor attached to base and including an arm attached to the cross-cut blade guard and pivoting the cross-cut blade guard when the upper carriage is lowered,
• wherein the upper carriage has a raised position allowing the cable to be placed in the concave track, and a lowered position wherein the cutting blade completely overlaps the cable and each of the slitting blades completely overlap the at least one ring of outer armor of the cable.

A metal clad electrical cable cutting saw, comprising:

• a base having a base right side and a base left side;
• a vertically adjustable concave track between 18 and 36 inches long and fixed to the base during use and reaching laterally from proximal to the base left side to proximal to the base right side;
• two slitting saws attached to the base and having slitting blades;
• the concave track includes slitting blade guards between 12 and 24 inches apart, the slitting blade guards having:
• a first guard position wherein a top surface of the slitting blade guards resides above the slitting blades;
• and
• a second guard position wherein the slitting blade guards are depressed exposing enough of the slitting blades through slots in the slitting blade guards to completely overlap at least one ring of outer armor of the cable;
• an upper carriage moveably attached to the base;
• a cross-cut saw attached to the upper carriage and having a cross-cut blade generally perpendicular to the concave track;
• and
• a cross-cut blade guard retractor attached to base and including an arm attached to the cross-cut blade guard and pivoting the cross-cut blade guard when the upper carriage is lowered,
• wherein the upper carriage has a raised position allowing the cable to be placed in the concave track, and a lowered position wherein the cutting blade completely overlaps the cable and each of the slitting blades completely overlap the at least one ring of outer armor of the cable.