Adjustable board cutting apparatus, adjustable blade mount, and corresponding method

An adjustable blade mount for a rotating shaft of a board cutting apparatus, comprising:

• a first half collar and a second half collar engageable with the rotating shaft of the board cutting apparatus;
• each one of the first and second half collars comprising an inner portion superposable against the rotating shaft and a support plate protruding outwardly from the inner portion and extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the rotating shaft when mounted thereto, and each support plate having a cutting blade-receiving face configured to support at least a portion of a circular cutting blade having respective first and second half-discs;
• and
• mechanical fasteners engageable with a respective one of the first and second half-discs and the cutting blade-receiving face of the support plate of a respective one of the first and second half collars to secure the first and second half-discs to the respective one of the first and second half collars.

A method for cutting a plate-shaped article into slats having predetermined widths, the method comprising:

• adjusting a longitudinal position of at least one cutting blade assembly along a rotating shaft of a cutting device in accordance with the predetermined width of the slats;
• securing the at least one cutting blade assembly at the longitudinal position;
• engaging the rotating shaft having the at least one cutting blade assembly secured thereto in rotation;
• and
• translating the plate-shaped article along a conveying path to engage the at least one cutting blade assembly and be cut into the predetermined width slats.