Abstract: A supplemental frame and adjustable edge stop assembly are mounted to a front lower edge of a panel saw. A first quick release mount on the supplemental frame cooperates with a second quick release mount on the edge stop assembly to enable quick interchange of assemblies. One form of edge stop assembly includes a movable panel for movement as a unit of multiple edge stops into and out of operative position. A mounting plate for a cutting tool has workpiece rise limiters for pressing the workpiece against the panel saw face. Adjustable hold-downs engage a top edge of the workpiece to hold it down against support rollers. The edge stops, rise limiters and hold-downs form a pocket supporting the workpiece along three mutually perpendicular axes. A stand-off panel removably positioned on a front face of the panel saw supports thin workpieces closer to the cutting tool.

Abstract: A supplemental frame and adjustable edge stop assembly are mounted to a front lower edge of a panel saw. A first quick release mount on the supplemental frame cooperates with a second quick release mount on the edge stop assembly to enable quick interchange of assemblies. One form of edge stop assembly includes a movable panel for movement as a unit of multiple edge stops into and out of operative position. A mounting plate for a cutting tool has workpiece rise limiters for pressing the workpiece against the panel saw face. Adjustable hold-downs engage a top edge of the workpiece to hold it down against support rollers. The edge stops, rise limiters and hold-downs form a pocket supporting the workpiece along three mutually perpendicular axes. A stand-off panel removably positioned on a front face of the panel saw supports thin workpieces closer to the cutting tool.

Abstract: A panel saw has a frame defining a generally planar guide and support surface for large workpieces, with tool guides on the frame for supporting a cutting tool for movement along a face of the frame to perform cutting operations on a workpiece supported and guided on the frame. A supplemental frame assembly is mounted to a front lower edge of the panel saw frame, and interchangeable adjustable stops are carried by the supplemental frame assembly for engaging an edge of a workpiece supported on the panel saw to locate and position the workpiece relative to the cutting tool. A stand-off panel is removably positioned on a front face of the panel saw frame to support, guide, and locate a workpiece in a direction outwardly from the guide and support surface and closer to the cutting tool to prevent movement of the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to the guide and support surface when the cutting tool is being operated.