Abstract: Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a router table may include a table top, a mounting can, a sleeve, and an adjustment mechanism. The table top may have an aperture and a plurality of support members; the support members may be configured to support the table top. The mounting can may be attachable to the table top in a vicinity of the aperture. The sleeve may be engaged to the mounting can, and may be configured to receive a router and to position a router bit of the router along an axis extending through the aperture. The adjustment mechanism may be configured to move the sleeve within the mounting can and relative to the table top to thereby move the router along the axis and position the router bit at one of a plurality of positions relative to the table top.

Abstract: An adjustable stop plank for a power tool includes a drive mechanism connected to the stop plank for continuous adjustment of the angle of the stop plank with respect to the work surface and has a display for indicating the current angle of the stop plank. In one form, the micro-adjusting device for the stop plank of a power tool includes a hand wheel unit provided on the holding frame operable to continuously adjust the angle of the stop plank. The power tool may include indicia to indicate a plurality of angles for the stop plank and an index for indicating on the indicia the current angle of the stop plank.

Abstract: Machine for front joining and sticking of oblong wood workpieces by toothed front joints and referential procedure consists of the flow press and entrance conveying line, and solves the problem of simple and quality front joining and sticking of workpieces, which travel through them fast and fluently in a consecutive row, irrespective of possible yet allowed curvature and dimensional deviation. This is enabled by the construction of entrance conveyors and exit conveyors of the conveying line, equipped with mechanisms for adjustment of side chain units, and with elastic couplings, whereby inside the side chain units the elastic insertions are placed, and inside pressing conveyors other elastic insertions are placed. Joints among individual entrance conveyors, among individual exit conveyors, and among conveyors are likewise elastic constructions by means of adjustable screws placed between fixed cantilevers, and between tension cantilevers.

Abstract: A quick elevating and micro-adjusting device for the worktable of a manual planer includes a base, a stationary worktable, a movable worktable and an adjustment device. The adjustment device has its support shaft inserted in the fixing holes of two side plates of the movable worktable. The adjustment device has an elevating rod to be moved up or down for actuating the support shaft to quickly move the movable worktable upward or downward. A micro-adjusting rod has its worm engaged with the worm gear of a threaded shaft for rotating together to drive the threaded rod of the threaded shaft to rotate and move the holding frame of the threaded shaft, which is secured on the movable worktable. Thus, by turning the micro-adjusting rod, the movable worktable can be micro-adjusted in position. Thus the worktable can be adjusted quickly and precisely.

Abstract: A swiftly adjusting device for a blade shaft of a planer includes a blade shaft movably positioned in a blade opening of a worktable superposed on a machine body. The machine body has an adjusting hollow space formed in a front portion, and the adjusting hollow space has an adjusting member pivotally connected with a center portion and movable up and down. The blade shaft has an adjusting bearing support pivotally connected to a front end and received in the adjusting hollow space. The bottom of the adjusting bearing support contacts the upper end of the adjusting member so that the blade shaft can be minutely and swiftly adjusted in its level to the worktable by adjusting the adjusting member in a minute way.

Abstract: An adjustable stop plank for a power tool includes a drive mechanism connected to the stop plank for continuous adjustment of the angle of the stop plank with respect to the work surface and has a display for indicating the current angle of the stop plank. In one form, the micro-adjusting device for the stop plank of a power tool includes a hand wheel unit provided on the holding frame operable to continuously adjust the angle of the stop plank. The power tool may include indicia to indicate a plurality of angles for the stop plank and an index for indicating on the indicia the current angle of the stop plank.

Abstract: A jig for cutting box joints on a table saw, including guide bar clamps adapted to be joined to guide bars of a table saw; a spacer joined to the guide bar clamps; a spacer strip joined to the spacer, the spacer strip defining spacer apertures; a board clamp joined to an engagement pin, the engagement pin engaging one of the spacer apertures of the spacer strip; and mechanism for offsetting pairs of boards such that grooves and projections on a pair of boards is cuttable offset from a corresponding pair and method of use including joining a jig to a table saw; clamping at least two pairs of boards to the jig; positioning the clamped boards relative to the table saw; cutting a groove through all boards; repositioning the clamped boards relative to the table saw; cutting another groove spaced apart from the first groove; repeating the steps of repositioning and cutting another groove until grooves have been cut from one edge to an opposing edge with projections disposed between the grooves; and interlacing the

Abstract: A swiftly and minutely adjusting device for a wood-planer working table includes a bottom base, a stationary working table, a movable working table, a linking rod unit, an adjusting device, a guide plate and a tightening grip. The movable working table is slidably combined on the bottom base. The adjusting device and the linking rod unit are pivotally connected to a support shaft to permit the adjusting device move the linking rod unit for swiftly adjusting the height of the movable working table. A worm gear is attached on the support shaft, and the adjusting device has a worm shaft and a bevel gear unit for adjusting minutely the support shaft, so the movable working table of a wood planer can be adjusted minutely as well.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting dados in two boards used to form a box joint includes a support member and a rear member adapted for securing the apparatus to a miter of a table saw or to another type of a woodworking power tool. An insert assembly in the support member includes an adjustable elliptical pin having an oval shaped cross-section. The elliptical pin is adapted for rotational placement into a dado cut and, subsequent to its rotation sufficient to remove all slack intermediate the pin and the boards followed by a tightening thereof, for securing the boards in place for subsequent dado cuts. An insert is placed in the insert assembly and is used to establish the proper offset from the elliptical pin to a dado blade or other type of a cutting instrument. Different sized elliptical pins and inserts are used with different sized dado blades or cutting instruments. The step sequence necessary to make all of the dado cuts in both boards is described.

Abstract: A sawing apparatus and a saw fence. The saw apparatus may include a work surface. The saw may include a rail system disposed along the edges of the work surface, for the attachment of accessories thereto. The saw may be provided with workpiece guide adapted to be attached to the rail system for guiding workpieces during the operation of the saw. The workpiece guide may also be provided with an infeed extension that rides on the rail system and is capable of supporting workpieces during the operation of the saw. The infeed extension may be adjusted relative to the work surface of the saw. The saw may further be provided with a debris collection system for the collection of debris produced by the cutting operations of the saw.

Abstract: A fence is described for attachment to a cutting table or in combination with a cutting table. The fence includes pair of elongated guide rails with brackets configured to be mounted to the cutting table. An endless chain is provided on each guide rail, trained about sprockets rotatably mounted on the guide rail. Each chain includes a working flight that extends along the associated guide rail. Each chain further includes sprocket tooth receiving spaces. A shaft interconnects, one of the sprockets on one guide rail with one of the sprockets on the remaining guide rail such that rotation of the shaft will result in all the sprockets rotating in unison, causing uniform and equal movement of the chain. An elongated cutting guide is provided with aligning lugs that are releasably received within selected tooth receiving spaces of the chains in such a manner that the cutting guide may be selectively engaged with the chains and lifted from the chains.

Abstract: For a woodworking machine having a horizontally disposed working table with a top planar surface and a saw blade transverse to the table, there is provided an elongated work-retainer fence having a planar facing disposed substantially perpendicular to the planar surface of the table. The work-retainer fence is spaced from the saw blade and parallel to the line of the saw blade; and the fence includes at least one horizontally disposed support that is substantially normal to the planar facing of the fence and is distended outwardly from at least one of the marginal edges of the table. The support has a substantially top planar surface that is substantially co-planar with the planar surface of the working table.

Abstract: A combination workpiece positioning, hold-down and anti-kickback device for a work table having a fence against which a workpiece is guided, includes a non-rotatable positioning member having an arcuate cam surface at one edge for engaging a side surface of a workpiece on the work table; an adjustment device for moving the positioning member in lengthwise and transverse directions relative to the workpiece and for locking the same thereat; a pivot pivotally mounting the positioning member to the adjustment device; a spring for biasing the positioning member in a pivot direction into engagement with the side surface of the workpiece; a non-rotatable hold-down member having a second arcuate cam surface at one edge for engaging an upper surface of the workpiece; an adjustment device for moving the hold-down member in lengthwise, transverse and vertical directions relative to the workpiece, and for locking the same thereat; a pivot pivotally mounting the hold-down member to the second adjustment device; and a sec

Abstract: A method of producing the floor-bridging units, which increases production rate of the floor-bridging units. First rough lumber beams are fed through a planer, which planes the lumber to the required consistent size tolerance. The planed lumber is transferred to a cut-off saw to cut the legs. The legs are transferred to a dado machine and a dado slot is cut into the lumber. The legs are transferred to a joining station to form the X member, where the dado slots are joined into a dado joint by gluing and stapling the joint. The X member is transferred to a trimming station to be trimmed. At the same time flanges are being made by cutting sheet lumber in strips and then into rectangles to form the flanges. The flanges are transferred to a nailing jig, while glue is applied to the trimmed ends of the legs of the X members. The X members with the applied glue are transferred to the nailing jig.

Abstract: A guide for a tool such as a router includes a support structure attachable to a table and having a mounting surface. A fence portion such as a rectangular fence block is coupled to said mounting surface for guiding a workpiece to and from the tool. An adjustment structure is included for positioning the fence portion at one of a plurality of predetermined distances from the mounting surface. At least one coupling couples the fence part to the mounting surface, and holds the fence portion at the predetermined distance from the mounting surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a protective hood for a wood-milling machine to cover a milling spindle which projects vertically out of a horizontal machine table. The protective hood is formed of two side walls connected to one another by a cover and a rear wall, and a front, vertically adjustable protective shield. The protective hood has a connection stub for an extraction device and can be attached adjustably to the machine table. A holding member for the removable attachment of a stop plate is releasably attached to each of the two side walls of the protective hood. In this way, the protective hood is permanently available as a basic element, so that when changing from curved milling to milling against a stop, it is easy to fit the stop plates.

Abstract: A wood planing machine includes a workpiece-guiding plate disposed on a machine bed, a base disposed fixedly on the bed, and a seat disposed movably on the base. Two fixing blocks are disposed fixedly on two opposite sides of the seat. Two coupling blocks are disposed fixedly on the plate. Two links are connected pivotally to the fixing blocks and the coupling blocks so as to permit rotation of the coupling blocks relative to the fixing blocks such that the angle of the plate can be adjusted with respect to the bed. A control rod assembly extends through the first and second links, and is rotatable to move the first and second links toward each other so as to clamp the fixing blocks and the coupling blocks, thereby locking the plate on the bed.

Abstract: A wood planing machine includes a work table, a workpiece guiding support and an inclining unit having a guiding seat secured to the work table, and first, second and third sliding members. The first sliding member is formed with a vertical groove and parallel wedge-shaped first and second grooves. The guiding seat is formed with a first wedge-shaped end. A fastening plate engages the guiding seat, has a second wedge-shaped end, and is movable to a locked position in which the first and second wedge-shaped ends wedge into the first and second grooves. The second sliding member is slidable along the vertical groove and has a concave face. The third sliding member has a convex face conforming to and slidable on the concave face so as to permit the workpiece guiding support to be inclinable relative to the work table.

Abstract: Router tables, generally used for woodworking, have fences used to guide workpieces during cutting. The router table has a table top which has a top work surface and a router bit hole through the table top. A plurality of support legs are provided below the table top. A safety shield is positioned above the router bit hole. The workpiece fence has left and right fences which operate independently of each other. The left and right fences slide on the top work surface in a front to rear direction and a side to side direction. A feather flap extends from the workpiece fence and holds the workpiece down against the table top during cutting.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates the fabrication of an unlimited variety of dovetail joints without the use of standardized template devices. Additionally, the device is capable of supporting a workpiece on both sides of the router bit cutting edge and adjusting the angular orientation of the guiding fence in relation to the axis of directional translation. The device is comprised of a router table and a slideably coupled positioning apparatus. The router table comprises a tabletop and means for securing a router so that the router's cutting bit extends upwardly through a central orifice. The upper surface of the router table has two longitudinal guide grooves which are parallel to one another and equally spaced on opposite sides of the central orifice. The positioning apparatus is comprised of a guide fence unit with two pivotally secured parallel runners.

Abstract: A jointer fence assembly and method for a jointer system comprising a table assembly defining a table surface and a cutter gap and a cutter assembly arranged within the cutter gap. The jointer fence assembly comprises a fence member assembly defining a fence surface, a fence extension assembly, a fence tilt assembly, and a fence lock assembly. The fence extension assembly comprising a fence support that may be moved across the cutter gap. The fence tilt assembly is connected between the fence support and the fence member assembly such that the fence member assembly rotates about a fence pivot axis spaced above the table surface. The fence lock assembly is connected between the fence support and the fence member to allow a fence angle between the fence surface and the table surface to be locked into a desired angle.

Abstract: A guide apparatus for workpieces being run thru machines such as wood-shapers or the like having guide fences, wherein the apparatus has elongated support rail structure having attachment clamps for quickly and easily removably affixing the apparatus to a wood cutting machine, wherein workpiece restraining structure is mounted on said rail structure for quick and easy vertical and lateral position adjustment with respect to a workpiece and the fence to provide a precision path for the workpiece thru the machine.