Arrangement for cutting a workpiece

An arrangement for cutting a workpiece comprising:

• a supporting structure;
• a pair of elongated vise members mounted on said supporting structure and disposed in side by side relation to each other, said vise members defining a substantially smooth upper surface upon which the workpiece can be placed and at least one of said vise members being mounted on said supporting structure so as to be movable relative to the other one of said vise members;
• an elongated track member defining a cutting path;
• clamping means for adjusting said one movable vise member toward or away from the other one of said vise members to clamp said track member therebetween;
• an elongated workpiece guide arm pivotally mounted to said track member for angularly positioning the workpiece in said path defined by said track member;
• a cutting tool having a cutting element;
• a mounting sled slideably engaging said track member for movement therealong and being adapted to receive the portable tool thereon so as to cause said cutting element of said tool to be movable with said sled along said path and into the workpiece;
• and,
• supporting means insertable between said vise members for supporting said track member in spaced relation above said vise members, said track member, said guide arm and said vise members conjointly defining a partially bounded space wherein the workpiece can be held with respect to said cutting path.

An arrangement for cutting a workpiece with a portable tool such as a circular saw, a router and a workbench having a pair of mutually clampable elongated vise members disposed in side by side relation to each other, the vise members defining a substantially smooth upper surface upon which the workpiece can be placed, the arrangement comprising:

• an elongated track member defining a cutting path;
• an elongated workpiece guide arm pivotally mounted to said track member for angularly positioning the workpiece in said path defined by said track member;
• a mounting sled slideably engaging said track member for movement therealong and being adapted to receive the portable tool thereon so as to cause the cutting element of the tool to be movable with said sled along said path and into the workpiece;
• and,
• supporting means insertable between said vise members for supporting said track member in spaced relation above said vise members, said track member, said guide arm and said vise members conjointly define a partially bounded space wherein the workpiece can be held with respect to said cutting path.