Abstract: A sheet metal bending brake having a frame with a sheet metal support surface. A clamping jaw is movable relative to the frame support surface to clamp the sheet metal between the clamping jaw and the frame. The clamping jaw has a linear front edge. An elongated bending arm is pivotally mounted to the frame by an elongated flexible strap having spaced apart edges. One edge of the strap is secured to the bending arm while the other edge of the strap is secured to the frame such that the bending arm extends parallel to and closely adjacent the clamping jaw front edge.

Abstract: A sheet metal bending brake having a frame with a sheet metal support surface. A clamping jaw is movable relative to the frame support surface to clamp the sheet metal between the clamping jaw and the frame. The clamping jaw has a linear front edge. An elongated bending arm is pivotally mounted to the frame by an elongated flexible strap having spaced apart edges. One edge of the strap is secured to the bending arm while the other edge of the strap is secured to the frame such that the bending arm extends parallel to and closely adjacent the clamping jaw front edge.

Abstract: A sheet metal bending brake having a frame with a planar work supporting surface and a plurality of spaced frame members extending over the work support surface. Each frame member has a throughbore and these throughbores are aligned with each other. A plurality of elongated pivot arms are pivotally secured at one end to the frame for movement toward and away from the work supporting surface. Each pivot arm also includes a generally rectangular opening aligned with the frame member throughbores. A block is longitudinally slidably mounted in each pivot arm opening and this slide block is constrained against movement in a direction perpendicular to the work support surface. Each block furthermore includes a trapezoidal opening with spaced apart and parallel top and bottom surfaces and outwardly flared side surfaces. An elongated shaft extends through and is rotatably mounted to the frame member throughbores and this shaft also extends through the trapezoidal openings in the pivot arms.

Abstract: A portable sheet bending brake has a support frame with spaced longitudinally extending rails and a plurality of frame sections interconnecting the rails. A clamp member is carried by the lower arms of the frame sections, and an anvil member is carried by arms pivotally coupled to the upper arms of the frame sections. A bend member is pivotally mounted to the clamp member for bending over the anvil member sheet material clamped between the anvil and base members. A pair of longitudinally spaced handles are pivotally mounted to the bend member for pivoting into a channel on the bend member out of position to facilitate transport and storage of the brake. A shaft extends between bearings on the frame section arms, and has diametrically opposed longitudinally extending channels.

Abstract: A sheet metal bending brake having a frame with a planar work supporting surface and a plurality of spaced frame members extending over the work support surface. Each frame member has a throughbore and these throughbores are aligned with each other. A plurality of elongated pivot arms are pivotally secured at one end to the frame for movement toward and away from the work supporting surface. Each pivot arm also includes a generally rectangular opening aligned with the frame member throughbores. A block is longitudinally slidably mounted in each pivot arm opening and this slide block is constrained against movement in a direction perpendicular to the work support surface. Each block furthermore includes a trapezoidal opening with spaced apart and parallel top and bottom surfaces and outwardly flared side surfaces. An elongated shaft extends through and is rotatably mounted to the frame member throughbores and this shaft also extends through the trapezoidal openings in the pivot arms.

Abstract: A sheet metal bending brake includes a frame having both a stationary portion as well as a clamping jaw. The stationary portion is adapted to support a piece of sheet metal on a planar support surface while the clamping jaw is movably mounted relative to the stationary portion of the frame to selectively clamp a piece of sheet metal between the clamping jaw and the stationary portion of the frame. An elongated bending arm is pivotally mounted to the frame about a first axis and movable between a first and a second position. An elongated sleeve is pivotally mounted to the bending arm about a second axis which is parallel to but spaced from the first axis. The bending sleeve and frame each have coacting surfaces so that the sleeve automatically pivots between a first and second position relative to the bending arm as the bending arm is pivoted between its first and second position relative to the frame during a bending operation.

Abstract: A portable sheet bending brake has a support frame with spaced longitudinally extending rails and a plurality of frame sections interconnecting the rails. A clamp member is carried by the lower arms of the frame sections, and an anvil member is carried by arms pivotally coupled to the upper arms of the frame sections. A bend member is pivotally mounted to the clamp member for bending over the anvil member sheet material clamped between the anvil and base members. A pair of longitudinally spaced handles are pivotally mounted to the bend member for pivoting into a channel on the bend member out of position to facilitate transport and storage of the brake. A shaft extends between bearings on the frame section arms, and has diametrically opposed longitudinally extending channels.

Abstract: An adjustable leg support assembly that includes a cross brace slidably mounted on a center support and projecting laterally therefrom to opposed ends spaced from the center support. An upper clevis is slidably mounted on the center support above the cross brace. A pair of legs each have one end affixed to the upper clevis, a lower end and a center portion affixed to associated ends of the cross brace. An attachment arrangement is selectively mountable at the upper end of the center support for attachment of structure to be supported. The upper clevis may be adjustably affixed to the center support such that the attachment structure on the center support is adjustably positionable with respect to the lower ends of the legs.

Abstract: A hand held cutter which is self guiding and includes a roller with a resilient workpiece contacting surface and is rotatably mounted adjacent each pair of cutting rolls on a cutting roll supporting body. When the cutting roll supporting body is pulled or pushed across a sheet to be cut, the rollers frictionally engages the upper and lower surfaces of the sheet and tend to guide the cutter in a straight line.

Abstract: A portable saw table which comprises an elongated saw table and a saw track pivotally mounted therebetween for a rotation about an axis substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the table base. A saw slide mounted on the saw track and supports a portable saw. A support at each end of the saw table allows the portable saw table to be tilted relative to the supports about a second axis parallel to the axis of the table. A sector member is pivotally connected to the table base so that as the table base is tilted, the sector member is moved in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the saw table. The sector member provides stability and guides the table and saw track. Thus, the table base, saw track and sector member can be tilted relative to the supports while the saw track is allowed to pivot relative to the table base and the sector member. A locking device on the supports engages the sector member to lock the saw table in a tilted position.

Abstract: A portable saw table for a portable saw or router comprising a table base for supporting a workpiece, and a slide track support pivoted about a pivot axis to the table base. A slide is movable with respect to the support and slide tracks are mounted on the slide. A protractor is movable with the support and has indicia about the periphery thereof. An indicator on the table base is associated with the indicia of the protractor. The pivot axis and the protractor have common axis. A lock lever is pivoted on the protractor and a threaded shaft extends through the support and is threaded into the lock member for causing the lock lever to frictionally engage the table base and lock the support and slide in angularly adjusted position relative to the table base and longitudinally adjusted position relative to the support.

Abstract: A portable saw table comprising a saw track pivotally supported on a saw table. An improved lightweight plastic protractor and indexer plate are rotatably mounted with respect to each other by an improved pivot mount. The pivot mount comprises a plurality of lobes received in a complementary recess in the indexer plate in a spline-like engagement providing strength and rigidity to prevent flexing to ensure accurate pivotal movement. The improved protractor is guided by a gib mounted on the indexer plate for smooth pivotal movement. The plastic protractor includes indicia to indicate the degree of angular movement and the plastic indexer plate includes a window for viewing the indicia. In one form, the protractor has an angled portion with indicia and the indexer plate has an angled magnifying sight lens for easy viewing of the adjustment angle. A hollow material stop is provided to accommodate workpieces of varying thickness.

Abstract: A portable slitter for selectively roll slitting rib forming or perforating sheet metal workpieces and having a beam-type frame, a pair of spaced thin walled and light weight rotary torque tube roll shafts mounted in the frame and supporting the work rolls, and a plurality of pairs of opposed stabilizing support blocks disposed between the shafts and the associated frame beams and providing further strength to the shafts by functioning as intermediate span shaft journal supports carrying the roll work loads imposed on shafts directly into the frame beams. The bearing members can be readily removed and adjusted longitudinally of the shafts without taking the frame apart. The slitter can be readily manually transported to the work site because it has a high strength-to-weight ratio and is light in overall weight. The slitter has substantial operational strength and improved work roll registry and alignment under continuous and/or adverse on-site operating conditions.

Abstract: A sheet bending brake comprises a first longitudinally extending member having a clamping surface and a second member for bending a workpiece clamped on said clamping surface extending longitudinally with respect to said first member. Each of the first and second members has substantially the entire length of the longitudinal edges thereof formed with longitudinally spaced intermeshing integral projections. The projections on the second member have a plurality of aligned openings. A hinge pin extends through the openings of the second member. The second member includes an integral upper tubular portion and integral upper portion comprising an outer wall that extends upwardly and outwardly from a vertical wall of the lower portion; an integral horizontal upper wall; an integral rear wall that extends downwardly and inwardly to the front edge of the upper flange.

Abstract: A portable saw table which comprises an elongated saw table and a saw track pivotally mounted therebetween for a rotation about an axis substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the table base. A saw slide mounted on the saw track and supports a portable saw. A support at each end of the saw table allows the portable saw table to be tilted relative to the supports about a second axis parallel to the axis of the table. A sector member is pivotally connected to the table base so that as the table base is tilted, the sector member is moved in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the saw table. The sector member provides stability and guides the table and saw track. Thus, the table base, saw track and sector member can be tilted relative to the supports while the saw track is allowed to pivot relative to the table base and the sector member. A locking device on the supports engages the sector member to lock the saw table in a tilted position.

Abstract: A portable saw table comprising a saw track pivotally supported on a saw table. A protractor is mounted on the saw track and an indicator-indexer plate is mounted on the saw table. A hand operated locking mechanism is provided. The saw table includes laterally extensible side members and longitudinally extending end members.

Abstract: A portable saw table comprising a saw track pivotally supported on a saw table for guiding a slide plate on which a portable power saw having a rotary blade is mounted for guiding the saw as it is moved along the track to cut a workpiece. An adjustable mounting assembly supports the portable saw in a plurality of angularly adjusted positions such that the plane of the saw blade is at an angle to the slide plate and the periphery of the cutting edge of the saw blade is maintained substantially in the same kerf line in the saw table that supports the workpiece at substantially the same depth in each of the adjusted positions. The mounting assembly also supports the saw for use in a saw chopping mode.

Abstract: A T-bolt assembly having a first elongated stud with a cross bar at one end adapted to be positioned within the T-slot of a machine table and externally threaded at its other end. A second elongated stud is externally threaded at both ends while an internally threaded collar threadably engages the external threads on the first stud and one end of the second stud when the studs are axially aligned and adjacent each other. A non circular projection extends axially outwardly from one end of one stud and is received within a like shaped recess on the end of the other stud to prevent the studs from rotation relative to each other.

Abstract: A sheet bending brake comprising a frame having a fixed jaw and a movable jaw and an anvil member adjustably secured to the movable jaw. The fixed jaw has a clamping surface movable between workpiece clamping and non-clamping positions relative to the clamping surface of the fixed jaw. A bending member is hingedly connected to the fixed jaw. The movable jaw is releasably locked in workpiece clamping position by a structure that includes a plurality of extensible links that are pivoted at one end to the movable jaw and at the other end to a handle. By manipulating the handle the links are moved to move the movable jaw into and out of locked clamping position. Each link is axially adjustable in length to lengthen or shorten it and includes a resilient portion to accommodate manufacturing variations or tolerances in the thickness of the sheet material being bent and to facilitate locking and unlocking of the sheet material.

Abstract: A sheet bending brake comprising a plurality of C-shaped frame members that support a first member. The first member has a clamping surface. A second member is hinged to the first member and has a bending surface. A plurality of bars are pivoted to the frame members and support an anvil member that extends longitudinally of the first member. A plurality of eccentric cams are secured on a cam support shaft. Each bar is generally C-shaped in cross section and a cam is positioned between the upper and lower flanges thereof. A handle is secured to the shaft such that when the handle is operated, the eccentric cams are rotated to move the bars and, in turn, the anvil member into and out of clamping position with respect to the clamping surface.