Appartus for supporting saw assemblies

An apparatus for supporting a saw assembly for cutting a workpiece, the apparatus comprising:

• a main frame supporting a first track and a second track, the first track and the second track spaced apart from one another;
• a first support extending adjacent at least a portion of a length of the first track, at least a portion of the first support projecting into an interior space of the main frame for supporting at least a portion of a first edge of the workpiece, the first support adjacent and at least partially below an interior edge of the main frame;
• a second support generally parallel to the first support and extending adjacent at least a portion of a length of the second track, the second support for supporting at least a portion of a second edge of the workpiece and moveable laterally between (i) a retracted position at which the second support is farthest from the first support, and (ii) a plurality of extended positions, each extended position between the retracted position and the first support;
• a locking assembly for releasably locking the second support in either the retracted position or any of the plurality of extended positions;
• and
• a translatable frame for releasably supporting the saw assembly such that at least a portion of a saw of the saw assembly extends below the translatable frame and into the interior space, the translatable frame translatably engaged with the first track and the second track such that the saw assembly supported by the translatable frame is translatable longitudinally over the interior space;
• wherein the saw when activated and translated longitudinally over the interior space cuts the workpiece while the at least the portion of the first edge and the at least the portion of the second edge of the workpiece are at rest upon the first support and the second support.