A cutting apparatus for cutting a workpiece, the cutting apparatus including a first housing portion and a second housing portion, a saw supported by the first housing portion, and a feed mechanism supported by the second housing portion. The cutting apparatus includes a height adjustment mechanism for adjusting a distance between the first housing portion and the second housing portion whereby the height adjustment mechanism positions the feed mechanism relative to the first housing portion. The feed mechanism is operable to move the workpiece through the apparatus to be cut by the saw.

A tile saw includes a saw unit having a motor and a saw blade driven by the motor, a table through which the saw blade at least partially protrudes, and a pan positioned underneath the table and including an interior cavity configured to hold a fluid. The interior cavity is defined by a floor and at least one side wall of the pan. The tile saw also includes a first interior wall that extends upward from the floor of the pan and a second interior wall that extends upward from the floor of the pan. The second interior wall is spaced apart from the first interior wall to define a channel into which the saw blade extends.

Various dust collection apparatuses are disclosed, which include a vacuum source, a circular saw blade, and a worktable comprising a center slot axially aligned to the circular saw blade. In a first aspect, the center slot includes an air flow channel proximate to an anticipated point of contact between the circular saw blade and a workpiece, and the vacuum source is configured to provide a focused negative pressure beneath the worktable via the air flow channel. In another aspect, the vacuum source provides a negative pressure beneath the worktable at the center slot, and a multistage filter is included to collect airborne dust drawn by the negative pressure from an area proximate to the center slot. In yet another aspect, the vacuum source is configured to provide a first negative pressure beneath the worktable at the center slot, and a second negative pressure via an auxiliary port.

The present invention generally relates to fasteners for securing an object to produce a straight line cut of the secured object, including a square cut of a secured pipe. More particularly, the present invention relates to fasteners for securing objects of various sizes and/or shapes where the object may be in almost any location. The fastener has a gap to guide a saw blade to produce a straight-line cut of the secured object. In some instances, the fastener may retain both pieces of a cut workpiece in place after the workpiece is cut. In some instances, the fastener may prevent the saw blade from cutting beyond the fastener.

A feed/clamp apparatus includes a feed vise mechanism provided upstream from a cutting position, and a downstream vise mechanism provided just downstream from the cutting position. The feed vise mechanism includes first/second feed vise jaws, a downstream moving cylinder for moving the first feed vise jaw, and a downstream shifting cylinder for shifting the second feed vise jaw. The downstream vise mechanism includes first/second downstream vise jaws, a downstream moving cylinder for moving the first downstream vise jaw, and a downstream shifting cylinder for shifting a second downstream vise jaw. A vise surface of the second downstream vise jaw is located on one side of the vise reference position when the downstream shifting cylinder is located its stroke end on the one side. A thrust force of the downstream shifting cylinder toward the one side is made equal to a thrust force of the downstream moving cylinder toward another side.

A tile saw includes a saw unit having a motor and a saw blade driven by the motor, a table through which the saw blade at least partially protrudes, and a pan positioned underneath the table and including an interior cavity configured to hold a fluid. The interior cavity is defined by a floor and at least one side wall of the pan. The tile saw also includes a first interior wall that extends upward from the floor of the pan and a second interior wall that extends upward from the floor of the pan. The second interior wall is spaced apart from the first interior wall to define a channel into which the saw blade extends.

The present invention generally relates to fasteners for securing an object to produce a straight line cut of the secured object, including a square cut of a secured pipe. More particularly, the present invention relates to fasteners for securing objects of various sizes and/or shapes where the object may be in almost any location. The fastener has a gap to guide a saw blade to produce a straight-line cut of the secured object. In some instances, the fastener may retain both pieces of a cut workpiece in place after the workpiece is cut. In some instances, the fastener may prevent the saw blade from cutting beyond the fastener.

A sled assembly configured to push stock along a fence includes a carriage and rollers mounted at spaced apart positions. The rollers engage the fence to guide movement of the carriage therealong and each has a peripheral portion for being received in a fence race. An adjustable roller mount selectively adjusts the position of the roller to align the peripheral portions of the rollers with the width of the race. An adjustable fence assembly includes an outfeed fence movable relative to an infeed fence. An outfeed fence adjustment mechanism includes mounting posts at spaced apart locations along the length of the outfeed fence movable to drive movement of the outfeed fence along an axis transverse to the feed direction.

A safety feeder includes a transmission system including a drive shaft having a rotating axis on a phantom axis, and a coupling system connecting to the drive shaft and configured to rotate with the drive shaft simultaneously. The coupling system includes a drive line and a tube covering the drive line. The drive line includes an end thereof connecting to the drive axle.