Abstract: The present invention concerns a new vise intended to be mounted on bias-cutting sawing machines, i.e., on circular saw machines for miter cutting metallic sections, utilizing pivotal movement of the saw and the holding device for the work piece. The holding device is supported by a pivotal frame movable about the vertical diametral axis of the saw. The invention is characterized by the fact that it provides means for the contact surfaces or jaw caps of the work holding device always to remain parallel to the axis of the work piece, regardless of the angle of orientation of the saw with respect to the work piece, such means being designed with the saw blade always passing as close as possible to the jaws of the vise.

Abstract: An automatic device for systematically placing elongated products, such as pieces of sectional iron, bars, or the like, on a roller conveyor, said device having a scraper remote from the conveyor for providing storage for a plurality of such elongated products, a pusher for advancing the products from storage in a direction transverse to their longitudinal axes to a feeding device, said feeding device having its longitudinal axis parallel to the axes of the rollers of the roller conveyor, means for depositing the elongated products on the feeding device one at a time, at uniformly spaced intervals, to provide on the feeding device a layer of elongated products disposed in uniformly spaced, parallel relation, means for advancing transversely the layer of elongated products on the feeding device to the roller conveyor and means automatically operative for delivering the elongated products, in selected quantities, from the feeding device to the roller conveyor.