Method and apparatus for milling boards and flattening slabs
AssigneeWoodpeckers, LLC
InventorBenjamin T. Wollenburg
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an apparatus, method and kit to flatten wide boards with an apparatus. The apparatus comprises two sets of rails, one set spanning laterally and the second set spanning longitudinally. The second set of rails is operative to move along the first set of rails by use of short members attached to the second set that interface with the first set of rails. Then, a carriage is operative to sit on top of the second set of rails and move along them. This is done by the carriage arms engaged on the second set of rails.
Claims17
An apparatus for altering boards comprising:
- a first set of rails extending in a first direction;
- a second set of rails carried by the first set of rails that are perpendicular to the first set of rails extending in a second direction;
- a guide on at least one rail of the first set of rails;
- and
- an adjustable router carriage carried by the second set of rails adapted to retain a power tool, the adjustable router carriage further comprising:
- a plurality of slots and a plurality of apertures;
- and
- a carriage hanger with a plurality of slot projections and a plurality of aperture projections.
A method for processing boards comprising:
- placing a board between a first set of rails, the first set of rails extending in a transverse direction;
- orienting a second set of rails on top of and perpendicular to the first set of rails, said second set of rails extending in a longitudinal direction;
- adjusting a carriage coupled to the second set of rails;
- attaching a power tool to the carriage;
- aligning and engaging at least one female aperture of a plurality of female apertures on the carriage with at least one male projection of a plurality of male projections on a carriage hanger to set a height of the carriage and thereby the power tool based on a height of the board;
- contacting the board with an implement connected to the power tool;
- altering the board by manually and physically moving the carriage longitudinally along the second set of rails while allowing the implement to contact the board;
- and
- further altering the board by physically moving the second set of rails transversely along the first set of rails via a first low friction interface while allowing the implement to contact the board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.