Guide assembly and sheet material slitter incorporating the same

A sheet material slitter apparatus, comprising:

• a frame having an entryway with a width and a height;
• a cutting assembly mounted in said frame and operative to progressively cut sheet material fed into said entryway into first and second segments each having a respective edge margin;
• a guide assembly mounted to said frame adjacent said cutting assembly, said guide assembly comprising a pair of grooved guide rollers rotatably supported in axially spaced relation relative to each other, each said grooved guide roller capable of receiving a respective edge margin;
• and
• at least one accessory attachment mated to said frame.

A method of slitting sheet material, the method comprising:

• providing a cutting assembly;
• feeding the sheet material into said cutting assembly to progressively cut the sheet material into first and second segments having first and second edge margins respectively;
• receiving the first edge margin;
• receiving the second edge margin;
• and
• supporting the first edge margin above the second edge margin.

A method of slitting sheet material, the method comprising:

• providing a sheet material slitter having a cutting assembly;
• aligning the sheet material at a desired angle relative to said cutting assembly;
• inserting the materials into the sheet material slitter entryway to engage the cutting assembly thereby to progressively cut the sheet material into first and second segments having first and second edge margins respectively;
• and
• capturing the first and second edge margins with first and second guide rollers respectively at a location downstream of the cutting assembly.