Cutting tool jig with cutter guard
OwnerWillis A. Smithinventor
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Abstract
In a jig for feeding a work piece into the cutter of a table rotary cutting tool and having a through-slot extending into the base plate of the jig from one edge thereof, a combination guard and work clamp comprising two parallel plates pivotally attached to the jig and operable to swing downwardly on opposite sides of the through-slot to clamp a work piece and to enclose the cutter as the work is advanced into the cutter.
Claims20
In combination in a jig for holding and feeding work to the rotary cutter of a table rotary cutting tool having a base plate slidably positionable upon the tool table and an upper flat surface for supporting a work piece which is to be cut and a substantially vertical work advancing abutment extending upwardly from said work supporting surface with a through-slot extending into the base plate from the edge thereof opposite to said work advancing abutment,
- a combination guard and work clamping means comprising
- two parallel plates pivotally attached to said jig and operable to be swung downwardly on opposite sides of said through-slot so that said two plates straddle said through-slot to clamp a work piece which is to be cut under the bottom edge of at least one of said two plates to thereby hold the work piece securely against said base plate and to substantially enclose the rotary cutter as the work is advanced into the cutter by forward movement of said jig.
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