Blind cutting device for custom sizing of window blinds

A blind cutting system for customizing window blinds, comprising:

• A framework;
• a pair of substantially parallel rails attached to the framework and oriented in a near vertical position during operation of the blind cutting device;
• a cutting saw slidably coupled to the pair of rails, the cutting saw having a cutting blade which is movable along a cutting path, which is contained within a portion of a cutting plane, when the saw is moved along the pair of rails, wherein the cutting plane is also substantially parallel to the pair of rails;
• a holding structure coupled to the frame and positioned in predetermined position relative to the pair of rails, the holding structure comprising an adjustable support shelf, a slidable holding clamp, and a slidable registration stop, wherein the adjustable support shelf is capable of being sized to support the blinds to be cut and has supporting surface which is and normal to the cutting plane, wherein the slidable holding clamp has a clamp surface substantially parallel to the supporting surface which is movable in a direction normal to the clamp surface and the supporting surface, and wherein the slidable registration stop has a stop surface oriented substantially parallel with the cutting plane and movable in a direction normal to the cutting plane and the stop surface;
• and
• a waste handling chute positioned at least partially in the cutting plane but below the cutting path, the waste handling chute directing cut-off waste material to a predetermined location adjacent the framework.