Work holder for vertical saws
OwnerJames M. Vancalberghinventor
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Abstract
A work holder for vertical band saws wherein a moving blade is laterally translated through a work table slot. The work holder includes a fixed reference member mounted on the table transversely disposed to the table slot and intersected by the blade. A clamp mounted upon the work table in alignment with the slot bridges the slot and saw blade path of movement holding the workpiece against the reference member permitting firm retention of the workpiece adjacent the blade to permit small pieces to be accurately severed.
Claims5
A saw comprising, in combination, a frame, a substantially flat table mounted on said frame having an edge, an elongated table slot defined in said table intersecting said edge, a saw blade, gravity operated saw blade support means mounted on said frame supporting said saw blade for selectively moving said saw blade through said table slot, an elongated reference member fixed to said table adjacent said table edge extending substantially perpendicular to said table slot and comprising first and second aligned elongated portions disposed on opposite sides of said table slot in close proximity thereto whereby said saw blade moves through said reference member when moving through said table slot, a clamp support mounted upon said table spaced from said reference member, and a clamp head mounted on said clamp support in alignment with said table slot and movable in the direction of the length of said table slot toward and away from said reference member, said clamp head straddling said table slot and adapted to clamp a workpiece against said reference member in alignment with said table slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.