Automated ferrous cutting saw and linear positioning system

A system comprising:

• a saw table defining a table surface;
• a saw cabinet coupled to the saw table;
• a damper coupled to the saw cabinet;
• a circular saw coupled to the damper and disposed within the saw cabinet;
• and
• a controller storing instructions in non-transitory memory that, when executed, cause the controller to:
• advance the circular saw from a resting position to a damper activation position;
• and
• advance the circular saw from the damper activation position to a cutting position.

A system comprising:

• a saw table defining a table surface;
• a saw cabinet coupled to the saw table;
• a damper coupled to the saw cabinet;
• a circular saw coupled to the damper and disposed within the saw cabinet;
• and
• a controller storing instructions in non-transitory memory that, when executed, cause the controller to:
• advance the circular saw from a resting position to an intermediate position at a first rate;
• advance the circular saw from the intermediate position to a cutting position at a second rate;
• and
• retract the circular saw from the cutting position to the resting position.