Abstract: A cutting platform for supporting a cutter adjacent a concrete pad and a method of making clean cuts into the pad is disclosed. The platform includes a base having an upper surface positioned so that it is level with an upper surface of the pad. The cutter is received on the base's upper surface and is rollable onto the pad's upper surface. One or more support legs extend downwardly from a lower surface of the base and are adjustable in length. At least one arm extends outwardly from the base and rests on the pad's upper surface. A replaceable insert is received in a recess in the first end of the base adjacent the pad. The cutter's blade is actuated and cuts initially into the insert. As the cutter rolls from the base onto the pad, a clean cut is made into the side and upper surface of the pad.

Abstract: A cutting platform for supporting a cutter adjacent a concrete pad and a method of making clean cuts into the pad is disclosed. The platform includes a base having an upper surface positioned so that it is level with an upper surface of the pad. The cutter is received on the base's upper surface and is rollable onto the pad's upper surface. One or more support legs extend downwardly from a lower surface of the base and are adjustable in length. At least one arm extends outwardly from the base and rests on the pad's upper surface. A replaceable insert is received in a recess in the first end of the base adjacent the pad. The cutter's blade is actuated and cuts initially into the insert. As the cutter rolls from the base onto the pad, a clean cut is made into the side and upper surface of the pad.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for printing indicia onto a candlewick to provide identification of the wick following its removal from a supply spool. The candlewick is coated prior to the printing process and a printer is used to print the indicia onto the coated wick. A registration mechanism is provided to align the coated wick relative to the printer during the printing process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for printing indicia onto a candlewick to provide identification of the wick following its removal from a supply spool. The candlewick is coated prior to the printing process and a printer is used to print the indicia onto the coated wick. A registration mechanism is provided to align the coated wick relative to the printer during the printing process.

Abstract: A bioabsorbable soft tissue anchor system comprising a cannulated soft tissue anchor for being turned through soft tissue, and a driver for driving the anchor and method for attaching soft tissue at a selected site of implantation. The soft tissue anchor is an elongated unitary body having a threaded distal section, a non-threaded proximal section, a transverse proximal head and a non-circular axial throughbore. The threaded section has a cancellous-type thread which has a uniform minor diameter, a large pitch and a large major diameter, the distal end of the thread being tapered toward the distal end of the anchor. The proximal end of the threaded section abuts the non-threaded section which is tapered and extends proximally to the transverse head. The anchor is used with a driver having a driving shaft with a pointed tip and a cross-section adapted to engage the anchor's axial throughbore.