Receiving and guiding device for receiving a work piece and guiding a cutting tool

A receiving and guiding device for receiving a work piece and guiding a cutting tool, comprising:

• a receiving frame with a bearing surface for the work piece;
• a guide rail for the cutting tool, wherein said guide rail is displaceable between a functional position and a non-functional position, and in the functional position is located above said bearing surface and said receiving frame wherein the guide rail has a free end face that faces away from the receiving frame;
• a support arm supporting said guide rail in the functional position, wherein said support arm and said guide rail are moveable relative to one another;
• and
• a swivel joint configured to enable a swiveling of the guide rail relative to the support arm, wherein said guide rail is held on the receiving frame via said swivel joint, wherein the swivel joint is positioned opposite to said free end face of the guide rail, wherein said swivel joint is further configured as a pivot joint adapted to carry out a rotational motion of said guide rail, and wherein both the guide rail and the support are rotatable by the pivot and swivel joint,
• wherein said guide rail is swivelable between the functional position and the non-functional position,
• wherein said guide rail is swivelable about a swivel axis which extends horizontally, and wherein said guide rail is foldable up and down to switch between the functional position and the non-functional position,
• wherein in the functional position, the work piece is clamped between the support arm and the guide rail, and wherein in the non-functional position, the guide rail is in a folded-upward position.