Abstract: A scroll sawing machine includes a motor mounted under a table of a machine base, and a saw blade driven by a first output shaft of the motor to reciprocate in an upright direction. First and second sawdust collecting members respectively have first and second intake ports which are respectively disposed above and under the table in the vicinity of the blade so as to collect sawdust scattering around the blade and falling through a hole in the table. A blowing member includes a drive shaft coupled to and driven by a second output shaft of the motor for rotating an impeller for drawing the sawdust from the collecting members into the blowing member for discharge through a discharge port.

Abstract: A machine for skiving or splitting nonmetallic planar workpieces, in particular plastic-coated paper-like workpieces, is disclosed. The machine has a motor-driven moving knife, in particular a bell knife or hoop knife, whose cutting edge moves around a closed loop and has a specific contour. A grinding device for grinding the knife is provided. In order to increase the service life, a cleaning device is provided, which can be displaced towards the cutting edge for removing contaminants adhering to the cutting edge.

Abstract: A gang blade assembly which controls the trajectory of detritus from a ball grid array substrate dicing operation is described. The assembly includes a cover which partially encases a hub with a plurality of blades. A brush is mounted on the cover to disrupt an air flow created by rotation of the hub and blades. The brush extends beneath the cover and has bristles which contact the hub. The bristles also serve to clear the hub of any detritus produced during dicing. More than one brush may be mounted on the cover.

Abstract: Support and positioning means (10) and a cutting head (13) supported on them extend in the operating position of the area of the edge part (14′) of a paper web (14). In the cutting head (13), there is a support surface (16) and at least one nozzle (17), which is set in such a way that the edge part (14′) travels between the support surface (16) and the nozzle (15). The equipment includes mechanical cleaning means (20) and/or a cleaning construction (21) for keeping the support surfaces (16) clean. The cleaning means (20) and/or cleaning construction (21) are arranged on the opposite side of the paper web (14) to the nozzle (17).

Abstract: Disclosed is a cutter releasing mechanism for direct connected spindle of machine tool comprises a pressured mechanism associated with the action of air and oil pressure serves to improve the function and effect of the cutter releasing mechanism. During releasing the cutter tool, a required actuating force is transmitted to the cutter tool equipped at the front end of the main shaft to perform cutter releasing mission, and clean the cutter with air blow conducted thereto at the moment the cutter is released. The cutter releasing mechanism of the present invention is suitable for both vertical and horizontal combination machinery by minimizing the increased length of the main shaft caused by adding the cutter releasing mechanism so as to alleviate vibration of the shaft working at a high speed.

Abstract: A frame structure for a power saw machine that includes a main frame, supporting frame, and collecting tray. The main frame includes first and second main arms in a parallel manner, a main post vertically supported by the first main arm, and a supporting shaft horizontally extending from a top portion of the main post for rigidly supporting a power saw assembly. The supporting frame includes a supportive column downwardly extending from the main post, a pair of support pillars extending from a bottom end of the supportive column to the first main arm at a predetermined angle, and a support arm extending from the bottom end of the supportive column to the second main arm. The collecting tray includes a receiving cavity for supporting the supporting frame so as to substantially support the main frame.

Abstract: A punch unit (1) having a punch (2) that is reciprocally driven in a punching operation; and, a die (3) cooperating with the punch (2) in punching a punch hole in a soft metal sheet. A cleaning means scrapes a soft metal sheet's fragment, when the fragment is stuck to the punch (2), off of the punch (2). The cleaning means scrapes the fragment by reciprocally moving the punch (2) Further provided in the unit (1) is a punch drive and control circuit (25). The circuit (25) enables the punch to be (2) to perform lost motion at predetermined time intervals. Lost motion enables the punch (2) to scrape the fragment of the soft metal sheet off a surface of the punch (2). Consequently, the fragment of the soft metal sheet does not remain stuck to the punch (2) in the punching operation.

Abstract: A device (1) is provided for slicing loaves and similar bakery products. The device includes a stationary frame (2) including a support (4, 5) for supporting the loaves or bakery products. A blade carrier (10) holds a plurality of thin elongate cutting blades (11) at spaced locations with respect to one another. Each blade includes a cutting edge (13) for cutting the loaves or bakery products. The device includes a blade carrier drive (51-56, 65-68) which provides for first and second movement of the blade carrier. A cleaning mechanism (70, 71) is provided for cleaning the cutting blades.

Abstract: A table top band saw that is almost entirely assembled of molded plastic components to provide for ease of manufacture and assembly. The band saw includes a plastic housing enclosing a pair of opposed plastic wheels that are configured to allow for rotation of an endless saw blade. A plastic work table is secured to the housing such that the saw blade travels through the table and provides a location for supporting and sawing a work piece. A stabilizer and coolant feed device is positioned above the table, and allows a cooling fluid to flow onto the blade without dripping.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cutter releasing mechanism for direct connected spindle of machine tool comprises a pressured mechanism associated with the action of air and oil pressure serves to improve the function and effect of the cutter releasing mechanism. During releasing the cutter tool, a required actuating force is transmitted to the cutter tool equipped at the front end of the main shaft to perform cutter releasing mission, and clean the cutter with air blow conducted thereto at the moment the cutter is released. The cutter releasing mechanism of the present invention is suitable for both vertical and horizontal combination machinery by minimizing the increased length of the main shaft caused by adding the cutter releasing mechanism so as to alleviate vibration of the shaft working at a high speed.

Abstract: Apparatus includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first surface and the second member includes a driven member. The second member is movable relative to said first member between a first position and a second position, wherein the driven member is closer to the first surface in the second position than in the first position. The second member includes an inlet, an outlet, and an enclosed pathway between the inlet and the outlet. A collector is movably coupled to the second member at the inlet and communicates with the inlet.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting individual pieces from an extruded strand fed at a constant velocity (v0) has two cutting blades, which are disposed on disks and rotate in circular paths. In order to align the cutting blades perpendicular to the feed direction of the extruded strand, the blade supports holding the cutting blades are coupled to each other by means of guide rods. The guide rods simultaneously constitute the rotation axes of deflection rolls of a conveyor belt transporting the extruded strand.

Abstract: A hollow dissection specimen holder has an internal chamber in open and direct communication with a series of dissection guide slots. The roof of the chamber is located above the floor of the slots to allow a razor to pass completely through the specimen and into the top of the chamber to deposit cut tissue and other debris into the chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting objects includes a pan, a table and an arm which lies secured to the table and extends outwardly of a supporting surface of the table. The pan supports the table, and the arm supports a cutting assembly including a motor and a cutting element. Ceramic tiles as well as other objects slide over the supporting surface of the table to the cutting element that cuts them. A fence that lies releasably secured to the table guides the objects to the cutting blade and away from the cutting element.

Abstract: A dust collector for a power tool, such as a scroll saw, wherein the saw may include a base, a table supported by the base and a blade passing through a slot in the table. The dust collector may include a container defining an accumulation chamber and having an inlet port for collecting dust from the blade, a notch for receiving an assembly attached to the base and a locking device for removably attaching the container to the base. The dust collector may further include an outlet port for connecting a vacuum hose. The scroll saw may also include a removable storage drawer.

Abstract: A device (1) is provided for slicing loaves and similar bakery products. The device includes a stationary frame (2) including a support (4,5) for supporting the loaves or bakery products. A blade carrier (10) holds a plurality of thin elongate cutting blades (11) at spaced locations with respect to one another. Each blade includes a cutting edge (13) for cutting the loaves or bakery products. The device includes a blade carrier drive (51-56, 65-68) which provides for first and second movement of the blade carrier. A cleaning mechanism (70,71) is provided for cleaning the cutting blades.

Abstract: A frame structure for power saw machine includes a main frame including a first and second main arms in parallel manner, a main post vertically supported by the first main arms, and a supporting shaft horizontally extended from a top portion of the main post for rigidly supporting a power saw assembly thereon, a supporting frame including a supportive column downwardly extended from the main post, a pair of support pillars each extended from a bottom end of the supportive column to the first main arm at a predetermined angle, and a support arm extended from the bottom end of the supportive column to the second main arm, and a collecting tray having a receiving cavity wherein the supporting frame is fittedly disposed therein so as to substantially support the main frame on the collecting tray.

Abstract: A slitting assembly (10) in the preferred form of a rotary cutter includes a shaft (50) upon which relatively thin, large diameter annular blades (56) are slid and held in place on the shaft by relatively large diameter hubs (60). An axial bore (54) is provided through the shaft (50) for circulating a coolant in fluid communication therewith by rotary joints (74, 78). Thus, the blades (56) are cooled below ambient temperature by conduction through hubs (60) and shaft (50) for imparting continuous longitudinal cuts in a band (12) of fat-free brownie products having an internal temperature higher than ambient. The outer periphery of the blades (56) rotate against a back-up roll (22) rotatable about a parallel axis below the band (12). Scrapers (30, 70) are provided to remove any product sticking to the back-up roll (22) and the axial faces of the blades (56).

Abstract: An air jet containing blade guide for stabilizing a band saw blade or a circular saw blade of a saw mill and guide blocks or inserts for a saw blade guide are disclosed. The inserts can be removably fastened to a blade guide by means of cap screws preferably containing a hex socket for tightening and loosening the screws with a hex wrench. Cap screw holes formed in the inserts contain recessed countersinks for recessing the heads of the cap screws below a blade opposing surface of the inserts when disposed in an operative position of a blade guide in a saw mill. The inserts can be constructed of brass or aluminum bronze which is softer than the blade being stabilized thereby to avoid undue blade damage but which are hard enough to provide good wearability and heat dissipation as against periodic blade impacts.

Abstract: A cutting device for tooling sandwich plates has as its cutting tool a cutting chain (5) with cutting elements in the form of chain links (27, 28, 29) and a chain guide as the guide mechanism, wherein the chain links (27, 28, 29), lying one behind the other in their direction of movement (23), can swivel relative to one another on a swivel axis running transverse to their plane of movement and are moved by means of the chain guide in the plane of movement sometimes in a straight line, sometimes in a curve. The chain links (27, 28, 29) also have several cutting teeth (34) lying one behind the other in their direction of movement (23), which project radially on the cutting chain (5) and have cutting edges (335), which run transverse to the plane of movement of the chain links (27, 28, 29), wherein the perpendicular projections of the cutting edges (35) are arranged in the plane of movement at least partially along a line curved radially to the outside.

Abstract: During the service of a workstation of a textile machine, a thread, presented to a spool apparatus, is captured by a capture mechanism coordinated with the spool apparatus and conducted to a thread cutting device to be cut through. The thread cutting device is coordinated with a cleaning apparatus, with the help of which the thread cutting device at specified intervals, and/or in dependency of the carrying out of assigned work phases is subjected to cleaning.

Abstract: A cutting machine with built-in miter cutting feature includes a miter cutting arrangement connected between a table frame and a cutting head such that the cutting head is capable of rotating in a vertical manner along a supporting arm upwardly extended from the table frame. Also, the cutting machine can be adjusted to accommodate cutting work in at an angle with respect to a cutting table by rotating the miter cutting arrangement by means of a pivot shaft connected therein.

Abstract: A weld sample cutter has a rotating saw blade and a vice. The vice has jaws which will retain a cylindrical work piece so that it can be cut either longitudinally or transversely by the blade. The vice is movable along a slide plate so that the work piece held in the vice can be moved toward or away from the saw blade.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lubrication device in a vertically functioning bread slicer having several blade bands (3), next to each other and a predetermined width of bread slice apart, continuously circulating crosswise around blade band rollers (2). Both sides of the blade bands (3) have a horizontal lubricating roller (6, 7) with an oil-impregnated felt envelope (63, 73) which lubricates the cutting surfaces (30) of the blade bands (3). At least one of the two lubricating rollers (6, 7) can pivot around a horizontal pivoting axis (6S) to a position (P1) a distance apart from the blade bands (3), the two lubrication rollers (6, 7) can each be displaced by a given length (A) lengthwise along the rollers (L) in relation to the band blades (3).

Abstract: A semi-automatic linerless label dispenser effectively dispenses labels from a support for a supply of continuous form linerless labels, each label having a pressure sensitive adhesive face and an adhesive-release material face. First and second grooved drive rolls engage the labels and first and second sets of stripper and guiding fingers disposed in at least some of the grooves of the drive rolls guide the labels and prevent them from sticking to the drive rolls. At least the first drive roll and the first set of stripper fingers have adhesive-release material portions (e.g. plasma coatings) which engage the adhesive face of labels from the supply. An automatic cutter mounted on the opposite side of the stripper and guiding fingers from the support includes pivotally movable and stationary blades, and a silicone-impregnated felt wiper.

Abstract: A dispensing mechanism dispenses labels having a pressure sensitive adhesive face and an adhesive release material coated face. A guide serves to guide the labels in web form along plasma-coated surfaces to a printer and then to a cutter mechanism for forming discrete labels and dispensing the labels. An open-cell foam sponge is provided for wiping the rotary cutter using silicone oil wicked into the wiper. A plate projects from the exit opening of the dispenser at an angle to the guide path to maintain the cut label on the dispenser plate. Additionally, a hub assembly is provided wherein the hub has a contact area in excess of 50% of the available contact area along the inside of the core mounting the label supply.

Abstract: An oil kit and method eliminate glue build-up on slitting blades of a slitting device. The oil kit includes a bracket assembly that is readily attachable an existing slitting device in the vicinity of the slitting blades. The bracket assembly supports a plurality of pad units each supporting a felt pad soaked in oil. The pad units are adjustable such that the oil kit can be customized for any slitting device slitting blade configuration. The felt pads are secured by friction and can be readily removed and resecured in various configurations before requiring re-soaking of the pads.

Abstract: Scroll saws produce an accumulation of sawdust or other debris removed from a workpiece during operation of the saw. This debris can block the operator's view of the cutting path of the saw. An improved device and method for removing accumulated debris from the cutting path of a saw blade is disclosed. A bellows is described, comprising a bellows section having an accordion-like structure and a flexible stem having a passage through which air may pass. The bellows may be manufactured as a single piece using a blow molding process to achieve greater structural integrity. A scroll saw having a bellows for removing debris and a protective cover for use with the bellows is also described.

Abstract: In order to manage with a lower suction capacity of the sawdust fan in the case of a vertical board saw with a sawing unit movable horizontally and vertically, a support grid receiving a workpiece, being arranged essentially vertically and displaceable in the vertical direction, this grid comprising a plurality of support bars arranged horizontally and in parallel spaced relation to one another as well as suction channels arranged at right angles hereto and opening towards the workpiece, and a device for collecting the sawdust resulting on the side of the support grid during horizontal cutting, it is suggested that the support bars be designed as essentially closed channels each with a slot-shaped opening extending essentially along the entire length of the support bar, an edge of the saw blade of the sawing unit being able to enter this opening essentially without making contact during the horizontal cutting, and that the support bar channels be connected to a sawdust collecting means, wherein the support ba

Abstract: The combination of a table and a table-type microtome has a base having an internal volume and a linear guide. A seating device is movably mounted on the base. The seating device is movable along the linear guide. A drive causes movement of the seating device relative to the base along the linear guide for height adjustment. A table-type microtome is arranged on the seating device. At least one appliance for the table-type microtome is arranged in the internal volume of the base and is operatingly connected to the table-type microtome.

Abstract: A sawdust removing apparatus for a saw machine includes: a saw blade housing (9) for rotatably supporting a saw blade (15) for sawing work (W); a cleaning instrument (19) for removing sawdust adhering to the saw blade when work is being sawned; a cleaning instrument support member (21) pivotally supported by the saw housing for rotatably supporting the cleaning instrument; a cleaning instrument position adjusting device (23, 71) mounted on the saw housing for adjusting an overlap rate of the cleaning instrument with the saw blade; and a cleaning instrument position fixing device (25) mounted on the saw housing for fixing the cleaning instrument support member after the overlap rate of the cleaning instrument with the saw blade has been adjusted by the cleaning instrument position adjusting device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a workpiece's surface position. One embodiment of the invention includes two conductive bodies that are insulated from each other. During a surface position determining operation, one of these bodies has a first potential, while the other body has a second potential. These bodies are then moved towards a conductive surface of the workpiece, until both of these bodies are electrically detected to contact the surface. Finally, the distance that one of these bodies traverses is used to identify the position of the surface of the workpiece.

Abstract: A linerless label system which utilizes a substrate provided in roll form and which is printed on one side with an image overcoated with an adhesive. The opposite surface of the substrate has release characteristics. The web is fed across the surface of an anvil plate. A die engages the anvil plate, cuts the label from the web which label is then transferred to the surface of an item to be labeled, such as a plastic container. Intermittently, a wiper blade sweeps across the surface of the die to prevent the labels from sticking to the die edge. Preferably, the wiper blade carries a lubricant such as a silicon-based grease.

Abstract: A slitting assembly (10) is disclosed in the preferred form of a rotary cutter including a shaft (50) upon which relatively thin, large diameter annular blades (56) are slid. Relatively large diameter hubs (60) are provided having inner surfaces for receipt on the shaft (50) and having axial ends which flushly abut with the axial faces of the blades (56) for holding the blades (56) in axially spaced relations on the shaft (50). An axial bore (54) is provided through the shaft (50) for circulating a coolant in fluid communication therewith by rotary unions (74, 78). Thus, the blades (56) are cooled below ambient temperature by conduction through hubs (60) and shaft (50) for imparting continuous longitudinal cuts in a band (12) of fat-free brownie products having an internal temperature higher than ambient. The outer periphery of the blades (56) rotate against a back-up roll (22) rotatable about a parallel axis below the band (12).

Abstract: A slicer is provided for use in conjunction with a manually manipulated knife for cutting slices off one end of a loaf of a food product, such as a loaf of bread, a loaf of meat, a loaf of cheese, etc. The slicer includes a U-shaped channel in which the food product loaf is contained with one end of the loaf being in engagement with an end wall. The channel is inclined to the horizontal to cause the loaf to self feed down into engagement with the end wall. A knife slot is provided in the channel to allow a slice having a pre-determined thickness to be provided. The entire end wall moves towards or away from the knife slot to adjust the thickness of the cut slice. A tool or implement is inserted into the channel to hold a bagel therein during slicing of the bagel.

Abstract: A slicing machine for foods includes a circular knife with a peripheral cutting edge mounted rotatingly in a substantially vertical position on a machine housing. The knife defines a substantially vertical cutting plane. A knife protection ring is secured to the machine housing and surrounds a substantial portion of the cutting edge. A carriage for receiving a product to be cut is mounted on the housing on one side of the cutting plane for reciprocating movement in a direction parallel to the cutting plane. A scraper is arranged on an opposite side of the cutting plane to cover part of a face of the circular knife. The scraper is mounted pivotably about a pivot axis defined by a pivot bearing so as to be pivotable from an operating position to a cleaning position. The pivot axis is arranged above the center of the circular knife essentially horizontal and parallel to the cutting plane.

Abstract: Linerless labels are cut or burst from a web by passing the web through infeed and outfeed pairs of rolls with a separator device located therebetween. Each roll pair includes a friction surface for engaging the slick smooth surface of the web and another roll with a silicone elastomeric or plasma-coated surface for engaging substantially without gripping the exposed adhesive side of the linerless label web. In the cutting mode, a rotary blade severs the web against a fixed blade to form the label. The infeed rolls are backed up after each cut to break the adhesive bond between the web and the fixed blade and then reverse to advance the web through the cutting position and into the outfeed rolls for a subsequent cutting operation. The outfeed rolls continue to advance the cut linerless label to a receiving station. In a bursting mode, the web is perforated and a roller breaker bar is disposed between the infeed and outfeed rolls to break the web along the perforations to form the linerless label.

Abstract: Apparatus for processing chopped fibers from essentially continuous tows, each consisting of individual strands, comprises independently or selectively feeding at least two tows to a venturi pump and associated cutter mechanism where the tows are cut or chopped into relatively short lengths to form chopped fibers. The apparatus includes sensors for monitoring the movement of each of the tows to the pump and cutter mechanism, and a controller which adjusts the feed rate of the tows and the rate of operation of the cutter mechanism in the event movement of one of the tows varies from a predetermined feed rate.

Abstract: A nozzle for supplying a liquid to a rotating tool of a cutter has a nozzle body and a hose connector connected to the nozzle body for supplying a liquid to the nozzle. The nozzle body has a fastening portion for mounting the nozzle body in a receiving openining of a protective cover wall. A radially expandable clamping member is positioned on the fastening portion for engaging the receiving opening.

Abstract: A means of automatically adjusting band saw blade guides according to the widths of the sawn material so as to minimize the unsupported length of a band saw blade combined with an improved means of removing material dust. The means of removing sawdust from the sawn material is also applicable to horizontal circular saw blades.

Abstract: A counter-strip for a perforating device in a signature perforating assembly for a printing press is made of a resilient material and has a linearly extending bore. A support is placed in the bore and has a number of openings which will not interfere with the operation of perforating blades that are used to perforate signatures. The counter-strip is positioned in a counter-perforating cylinder and is supplied with compressed air that is used to remove paper dust from the bore.

Abstract: A sawdust removing apparatus for a saw machine includes: a saw blade housing (9) for rotatably supporting a saw blade (15) for sawing work (W); a cleaning instrument (19) for removing sawdust adhering to the saw blade when work is being sawed; a cleaning instrument support member (21) pivotally supported by the saw housing for rotatably supporting the cleaning instrument; a cleaning instrument position adjusting device (23, 71) mounted on the saw housing for adjusting an overlap rate of the cleaning instrument with the saw blade; and a cleaning instrument position fixing device (25) mounted on the saw housing for fixing the cleaning instrument support member after the overlap rate of the cleaning instrument with the saw blade has been adjusted by the cleaning instrument position adjusting device.

Abstract: Material, for example food material, is extruded through an extrusion die and cut into individual portions by a cutter blade which reciprocates across the die. A hot air blower device directs hot air against the cutter blade to prevent the food material, e.g., pretzel dough, from adhering to or accumulating on the cutter blade, thereby reducing machine down time caused by the need to periodically stop and clean the cutter blade. The hot air blower device receives cool air which is passed through the hot air tools and expelled as hot air by a fan-shaped nozzle disposed opposite the cutter blade.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting mat board, and more specifically for cutting apertures including non-linear boundaries in mat board. The preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention includes an automatically controlled cutting tool for cutting apertures having bevelled boundaries according to a predetermined pattern. The preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention includes stacking a mat board on a planar substrate and cutting through the mat board into but not through the underlying substrate.

Abstract: In a process and a device as well as their use for lubricating and cooling cutting blade edges and/or workpieces in machining operations with chip removal, at least two immiscible fluids are fed to the cutting edges or workpieces. The two fluids include a first fluid for reducing friction between the cutting edge and a workpiece or chip, and a second fluid for cooling the cutting edge, workpiece, cutting edge support and, in case of need, the chips. A surprising increase of the lubricating and cooling effect can be achieved by the fact that the two fluids are stored or processed separately in separate vessels, and each fluid is conveyed from its associated container via a separate feed line to an applicator. Also, each fluid is applied from its associated applicator to the workpiece to be machined or to the cutting edge of the blade.

Abstract: A tip paper cutting apparatus for a filter cigarette manufacturing system includes a pair of brush rollers arranged close to a bladed drum, and a brush is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of each brush roller so as to be in contact with cutting blades of the bladed drum. Olive oil is atomized by compressed air in a spraying device, and supplied to passages formed within the brush rollers. Olive oil is then sprayed toward the brushes from spray ports of the passages opening in the outer peripheral surfaces of the brush rollers so as to pass through the brushes. Accordingly, even when the brush rollers are rotating at high speed, the brushes can be sufficiently soaked with olive oil passing therethrough. As a result, the cutting blades are reliably applied with olive oil by means of the brushes, and good cutting quality of the blades can be maintained.

Abstract: In a machine (1) for the treatment or processing of foodstuffs, e.g. the slicing of sausage, the incidence of contamination by germs in the casing (3) of the machine (1) is reduced by the provision of a heater arranged to heat the casing (3) and/or air contained within it to an elevated temperature. Most preferably, the heater comprises means (32,14) for heating and circulating air in the casing (3) and means (9) for directly heating the casing (3) itself.

Abstract: A method and apparatus deals with a cutter used for cutting a fabric or other material sheet having a layer of active or activatable adhesive disposed on it and provides a lubricant in gel form to be applied to the surfaces of the cutting implement to keep these surfaces free from adhesive otherwise building up on them. The lubricant in the preferred embodiment is a compound of silicone and polytetrafluoroethylene. Further, a second lubricant is provided which is to be applied to the surfaces of the sharpener to keep the sharpening surfaces free from adhesive.

Abstract: A slicer is provided for use in conjunction with a manually manipulated knife for cutting slices off one end of a loaf of a food product, such as a loaf of bread, a loaf of meat, a loaf of cheese, etc. The slicer includes a U-shaped channel in which the food product loaf is contained with one end of the loaf being in engagement with an end wall. The channel is inclined to the horizontal to cause the loaf to self feed down into engagement with the end wall. A knife slot is provided a fixed distance away from the end wall to allow a slice having a first pre-determined thickness to be provided. One or more thickness adjustment plates may be dropped down into the channel to overlie the end wall to decrease the thickness of the slices in pre-determined increments equal to the thickness of the plates. The plates extend above the end wall to be easily removable from the channel.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for cutting conventional pound ice cakes into rectangular blocks suitably sized to be received by commercially available snow-cone shaving machines and the like. An ice cake is placed horizontally upon a tiltable table and then, using an automatic gravity feed, to expeditiously cut the cake into rectangular blocks of prescribed size, with minimal waste. An adjustable horizontal chain saw blade and an adjustable plurality of vertical chain saw blades simultaneously cut rectangular ice blocks.