Abstract: A drop feed mitering machine includes a work table positioned in a near vertical orientation, a cutting throat running perpendicularly through the machine and a drop feed guide mounted in the region of the cutting throat for guiding a length of molding stock over the cutting throat in a simple gravity assisted drop feed operation. A cutter block is actuated from the front of the machine to sever the molding section positioned over the cutting throat and a front removable scrap bin is provided for removing scraps produced by the cutter block during mitering operations. A feed stop positioned below the feed guide is adjusted to determine the length of the molding piece to be cut. The drop feed machine of the invention can be operated in a confined space because the horizontal feed operations and the horizontally extending feed structures of conventional mitering machines are eliminated.