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US 2014/0105700 A1Published application
Flexible Cutting Rail Guide
OwnerMichael J. Gundersoninventor
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An apparatus and method for cutting a workpiece or template from wood, plastic, or other media. The apparatus is a flexible cutting rail guide comprising a length of elastomer stock having a cross-section with at least one ninety-degree angle, the elastomer stock being securable to a workpiece or template media. Preferably, the elastomer stock is square in cross-section and has a durometer rating in the range of about 75 to 90. The method teaches the use of a flexible cutting rail guide, workpiece media, and a router to cut a workpiece, comprising the steps of a) defining the desired design shape on the template media; b) removably securing the flexible cutting rail guide to the template media; and, c) cutting the template media by guiding the router along the flexible cutting rail guide. The invention further provides a method for cutting two or more identically shaped workpieces using the pattern or template.
A method of making a router template using a flexible cutting rail guide, template media, and a router equipped with a router template guide, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of cutting two or more identically shaped workpieces from a workpiece media using a router equipped with a router template guide, and a router template comprising a flexible cutting rail guide and template media, the method comprising the steps of:
A flexible cutting rail guide for use in guiding a router to cut template or workpiece media, the flexible cutting rail guide comprising a length of elastomer stock having a cross-section with at least one ninety degree angle, the elastomer having a durometer rating in the range of about 55 to about 90.
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