Abstract: Tools for replacing knives in cutting machines. The tools include a clamping body having a base, bracket, clamp, and knife support tab(s). The bracket has a flange portion spaced apart from an upper surface of the base. The clamp is coupled to the base for translating in translation directions transverse to a longitudinal axis of the base. The clamp has a lift tab on the same side of the base as a rear surface thereof, and a handle is secured to the flange portion of the bracket and located on the same side of the base as the lift tab. The support tab projects from the front surface of the base, and the clamp is biased toward the support tab so that the clamp and support tab create a knife gripping mechanism for clamping an edge of a knife against the tab.

Abstract: A handle accessory includes a handle body, a base plate, and a precise height measuring gage. The handle body and the precise height measuring gage are both positioned on the base plate. The handle body includes a gage reading opening, which allows the user to read the precise height measuring gage without being obstructed by the handle body. The handle accessory facilitates the usage of the precise height measuring gage for the user to set the height of the lawnmower blade.

Abstract: A gauge for aligning a saw comprising a body having a bottom surface, a centering device adapted to fit within a miter gauge slot having various sizes, a cradle located on the centering device, and wherein the body bottom surface rests on the cradle during operation. A method of aligning a saw blade or a table fence comprising the steps of locating a centering device within a miter gauge slot, locating a cradle on the centering device, locating a body having a measurement portion and a counterweight on the cradle, adjusting the measurement portion to achieve a reference point, moving the centering device, the cradle, and the body along the miter gauge slot length to a second position, and obtaining a distance from the measurement portion as the body is moved along the miter gauge slot length.

Abstract: A blade gap setting device for a potato chip cutting head, the device comprising an elongate body having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least one mounting for a depth micrometer having a displaceable spindle, the mounting extending from the upper surface to the lower surface to permit a depth micrometer to be mounted to the upper surface with a free end of the displaceable spindle being exposed at the lower surface, a first lower reference surface and a second front reference surface, at least the second front reference surface being located forwardly of the at least one mounting.

Abstract: A blade gap setting device for attachment to a blade holder of a blade cutter assembly has an elongate body with an upper surface and a lower surface and at least one mounting for a depth micrometer having a displaceable spindle. The depth micrometer is installed through a channel of the mounting, with a free end of the displaceable spindle being exposed beneath the mounting. The device also has a first rounded front reference surface located at a position in front of the mounting, a second front reference surface extending downwardly from the body, and a third lower reference surface below the mounting or spindle. The reference surfaces serve as contact points to bear against interior portions of the blade cutter assembly; in particular, the blade holder and a top surface of the blade.

Abstract: A blade gap setting device for a potato chip cutting head, the device comprising an elongate body having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least one mounting for a depth micrometer having a displaceable spindle, the mounting extending from the upper surface to the lower surface to permit a depth micrometer to be mounted to the upper surface with a free end of the displaceable spindle being exposed at the lower surface, a first lower reference surface and a second front reference surface, at least the second front reference surface being located forwardly of the at least one mounting.

Abstract: A blade gap setting device for attachment to a blade holder of a blade cutter assembly has an elongate body with an upper surface and a lower surface and at least one mounting for a depth micrometer having a displaceable spindle. The depth micrometer is installed through a channel of the mounting, with a free end of the displaceable spindle being exposed beneath the mounting. The device also has a first rounded front reference surface located at a position in front of the mounting, a second front reference surface extending downwardly from the body, and a third lower reference surface below the mounting or spindle. The reference surfaces serve as contact points to bear against interior portions of the blade cutter assembly; in particular, the blade holder and a top surface of the blade.

Abstract: A gauge for setting the trimmer blades of a vibratory hair trimmer comprising of a gauge block with a slot in it of the shape of a perfectly adjusted set of trimmer blades. One embodiment, the gauge block has a hole in the front that would line up with hole in the front of the trimmer blade set. A pin with a diameter slightly smaller is inserted into the hole and pushed up with the thumb. The pin cantilevers on the edge of the hole and forces the front blade down into the slot. The back blade is forced down with the forefinger as the adjustment screws are tightened. Another embodiment has a spring clipped to the front of the front blade of the blade set and forces it into the groove when the adjustment screws are tightened.

Abstract: A device for determining the distance of a cutting tool, for instance a router bit, relative to a first reference surface or a second reference surface, the second reference surface extending essentially perpendicular to the first reference surface. The device has a central body, a pair of feet mounted to the central body, the feet being spaced apart so as to be able to accommodate between them the cutting tool, and a pointing element slidably arranged relative to the central body. In a horizontal mode of operation, when the feet are placed on or against the first reference surface, the pointing element may be moved relative to the central body to abut the cutting tool for determining the distance between the cutting tool and the first reference surface. At least one of the feet is configured to set the height of the pointer element with respect to the second reference surface.

Abstract: The invention concerns a measuring device for the simultaneous examination (testing) of lengths of at least essentially equal length sections (20) of a rod shaped profile material, whereby two opposite measuring sides (30, 40) can be positioned between at least two sections (20) in longitudinal direction (L) next to each other and can be positioned on an acceptance (10) in a specified bundle and a travel device (90) for at least one of the two measuring sides (30, 40) by which the distance between the two measuring sides can be reduced and is characterized by that at least one of the two measuring sides (30, 40) at a minimum shows one in longitudinal direction (L) aligned relative to a measuring side (30, 40) moveable measuring plunger (60) is shown and one section (20) after the reduction of the distance between the two measuring sides (30, 40) touches with one end exactly one of the measuring plungers (60) and with the other end touches the other measuring side (40).

Abstract: A gauge for aligning a saw comprising a body having a bottom surface, a centering device adapted to fit within a miter gauge slot having various sizes, a cradle located on the centering device, and wherein the body bottom surface rests on the cradle during operation. A method of aligning a saw blade or a table fence comprising the steps of locating a centering device within a miter gauge slot, locating a cradle on the centering device, locating a body having a measurement portion and a counterweight on the cradle, adjusting the measurement portion to achieve a reference point, moving the centering device, the cradle, and the body along the miter gauge slot length to a second position, and obtaining a distance from the measurement portion as the body is moved along the miter gauge slot length.

Abstract: A gauge for aligning a saw comprising a body having a bottom surface, a centering device adapted to fit within a miter gauge slot having various sizes, a cradle located on the centering device, and wherein the body bottom surface rests on the cradle during operation. A method of aligning a saw blade or a table fence comprising the steps of locating a centering device within a miter gauge slot, locating a cradle on the centering device, locating a body having a measurement portion and a counterweight on the cradle, adjusting the measurement portion to achieve a reference point, moving the centering device, the cradle, and the body along the miter gauge slot length to a second position, and obtaining a distance from the measurement portion as the body is moved along the miter gauge slot length.

Abstract: A device for determining the distance of a cutting tool, for instance a router bit, relative to a first reference surface or a second reference surface, the second reference surface extending essentially perpendicular to the first reference surface. The device has a central body, a pair of feet mounted to the central body, the feet being spaced apart so as to be able to accommodate between them the cutting tool, and a pointing element slidably arranged relative to the central body. In a horizontal mode of operation, when the feet are placed on or against the first reference surface, the pointing element may be moved relative to the central body to abut the cutting tool for determining the distance between the cutting tool and the first reference surface. At least one of the feet is configured to set the height of the pointer element with respect to the second reference surface.

Abstract: Embodiments of an alignment system for a table saw are disclosed, wherein the table saw has a rotatable blade that extends through its table top, the table top having spaced indicia oriented in a direction parallel to the plane of the blade, comprising an elongated fence having first and second end portions, at least the first end portion having a mechanism for securing the fence on the table saw, an elongated portion attached to the first end portion and extending over the table top, the fence being normally oriented so that the elongated portion is parallel to the plane of the blade and being laterally adjustable relative to the blade, at least two light emitting units mounted on the fence at spaced locations along the length of the fence, each unit configured to direct light on a first side of the fence toward the indicia and enable an observer to determine if the fence is oriented parallel to the indicia.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for measuring the extension of a cutting tool from a boring bar used to semi-automatically recondition an articulated connector while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car. The apparatus is a generally c-shaped base member with generally parallel ends. At least one of the ends preferably has a plurality of stepped shoulders on an inner portion of that end. The shoulders vary in dimension but are preferably configured to bear against a cutting tool used during reconditioning of the connector.

Abstract: It is a miter saw table that has adjustable measuring tapes. The tape sections can be calibrated so that the zero point on the tape is always set at the outer surface of the blade. This is done by using slidable wings that can be secured to a base. The wings a readjusted until the built-in tapes match a control tape. Once the wings are set, cuts can be made quickly by either setting a stop at the precise distance needed, or by sliding the board under the blade until the end of the board aligns with the desired measurement. The board can then be accurately cut without having to measure and mark the board first. Moreover, if the blade is changed during the course of work. The measuring system can be quickly re-calibrated to the thickness of the new blade and cuts can immediately be resumed.

Abstract: A longitudinal gage fixture extends the entire length of the cutting blade and provides positively locked, parallel surfaces that uniformly and reliably set the proper height of the gage blade along its length while in a blade holder, In use, the device requires no frictional movement of the gage along the length of the blade, and adjustment of the blade may be achieved in an accurate, single-step process. The entire blade and holder assembly is positioned within the gage fixture and adjusting screwy at the base of the holder are accessed through apertures in a base plate of the gage fixture so that all necessary adjustments of the blade may be made with the holder insitu without any movement of the holder. Only movement of the blade within the holder is required during adjustment. Once properly adjusted, the tightening down of the blade may also be accomplished with the blade and holder still within the gage fixture.

Abstract: An improved hollow grinder bevel angle control wherein a height-attitude coupling mechanism links the height and attitude motions of an adjustable tool-rest, and a scale on a stationary portion of the grinder cooperates with a pointer on the height-attitude coupling mechanism to indicate a relationship between bevel angle and grinding wheel radius. The coupling mechanism is implemented with a linkage mechanism that provides a wide range of tool-rest adjustment, subject to the height-attitude relationship defined by the linkage. The pointer is mounted for rotation with the linkage mechanism about its fixed pivot point, and is user-adjustable so that a dimension from the fixed pivot point to the tip of the pointer coincides with the radius of the grinder wheel. The bevel angle scale is stationary with respect to movement of the linkage mechanism, and arranged so that the tip of the pointer sweeps across the scale as the linkage mechanism is adjusted through its full range of movement.

Abstract: Centering device acting upon an already present first ring (14a) of a straight or double helical toothing of gears, sprocket wheels or pulleys to obtain the second ring (14b) of the toothing generated by a pinion shaped cutter (16), a central groove (19) separating said first ring and said second ring. The centering device comprising a retractable pin (20, 120), cooperating during the positioning step of the gear (13), with at least a tooth (15) of the first ring (14a), having a first waiting position (20a, 120a) and a second operating position (20b, 120b) defining the angular position of the gear (13) clamped on the rotary supporting base (18), the angular position being functionally correlated to the plane which contains the axis (25) of the gear (11) and the axis (26) of the cutter (16).

Abstract: A method for connecting an attachment to a drill press includes: providing an alignment member including a first portion and a second portion, and having a central axis; securing the first portion of the alignment member within the chuck; connecting the attachment to the drill press so that at least a region of the second portion of the alignment member is disposed within the void; and removing the alignment member from the chuck and the void. A mortising apparatus for a drill press is also disclosed, the drill press including a rotatable chuck. The mortising apparatus includes a mortising chisel holder and a mortising chisel holder alignment member.

Abstract: Miter joint cutting apparatus includes a base, and an adjusting member mounted on the base for relative sliding movement to a position along the direction of a saw line. A workpiece locating mechanism is mounted on the base for angular adjustment with respect to the saw line, and includes a pair of elongate guide boxes wherein each box has a lower lateral wall parallel to the base for supporting a workpiece with a forward end of the wall pivoted to the adjusting member, and a vertical wall extending from the lower wall. The lateral wall is coupled to the base via a projection which slides in a lateral slot in the base, as the guide box is moved by operation of the adjusting member.

Abstract: A miter box is provided with a simple demountable and adjustable board stop which operates in conjunction with the horizontal upper edge of the miter box backstop to position a board, such as a piece of cove molding, in an acute vertical angular position with respect to the miter box table which allows the board to be cut at the compound angle required for a mitered butt joint in which the cut pieces are mounted at the same relative angle in which they are positioned in the miter box. The box also includes a simple frictional locking mechanism to set the pivotable saw carriage in any selected horizontal angular position over the full range provided by the miter box.

Abstract: A precision miter gauge that consists of a sine-plate assembly mounted on a guide bar for engagement in a conventional table-saw miter slot. The sine-plate assembly comprises a stationary plate substantially perpendicular to the guide bar and a hinged plate pivotally connected to the stationary plate by a hinge pin having an axis of rotation disposed at a predetermined distance from the hinged plate, so as to form a variable angle between the two plates. A gauge block adapted to produce exact predetermined angles is positioned between the stationary plate and a reference pin pivotally coupled to the hinged plate and having an axis of rotation disposed at the same predetermined distance from the hinged plate as the hinge pin's axis. As the gauge block is firmly secured between the reference pin and the stationary plate, the hinged plate provides a solid and precise fence for cutting a workpiece at the selected angle.

Abstract: A tool setter is used to locate the cutting edges of a cutting machine tool with respect to the rotational axis of a lathe's workpiece holder. One or more machine tool detecting probes are mounted on the tool setter having their styluses in predetermined registration with the rotational axis of the workpiece holder. The machine tool is moved into contact with the styluses so that the location of the cutting edges of the machine tool relative to the rotational axis may be calculated. Once the precise location of the machine tool is known, the path the machine tool is required to traverse may be accurately calculated for machining the workpiece. The tool setter is removed from the workpiece holder prior to securing a workpiece to prevent contamination from spewn cutting chips and cutting oil during the machining process.

Abstract: An axis reference probe for locating reference surfaces and determining tool lengths. The axis reference probe is used in conjunction with a computer controlled machine. The axis reference probe has a body and a first bore extending longitudinally through said body. A plunger having a cam surface thereon, a spring, a spring retainer, and a plug reside generally in said first bore. A second bore is oriented transversely with respect to said first bore and communicates therewith, and, a gage residing primarily in said second bore. The gage has a cam following actuation arm which follows movement of said cam and translates longitudinal movement of said plunger into rotary indication on said gage. The spring retainer and plug are affixed to said body.

Abstract: A tool for use in setting the height of a cutting blade mounted in a rotary cutting cylinder includes an anvil that is mounted to the rotary cutting cylinder by a lost motion connection assembly. The lost motion connection assembly permits the mounted anvil to move radially relative to the cylinder, while preventing tangential and rotative movement of the anvil relative to the cylinder. The tool includes a pair of dowel pins that are inserted in radial holes provided in the cylinder to mount the anvil to the cylinder. The lost motion connection assembly connects the dowel pins to the anvil in a manner that permits the radial movement of the anvil relative to the pins and the cylinder. The anvil mounted on the cylinder is moved radially toward the cutting blade of the cylinder until it rests on top of the cutting edge of the blade, and is then tapped lightly to drive the cutting blade downward into the blade slot formed in the cylinder.