Abstract: Apparatus for cutting sheet material unwound from a roll supported adjacent a cutter, the cutter comprising a stationary cutting member and a distinct movable cutting member adapted to cut material placed between the cutting members. The stationary cutting member is mounted on a support which can be affixed to a wall or supported on legs on the floor, and the movable cutting member is guidably supported for longitudinal travel along the stationary cutting member on which it rides to effect cutting of the material.

Abstract: A mat bevel cutting method and apparatus having a pivotal mounted cutting guide rail in conjunction with sidewalls which serve to hold the matting material in place and squared during the cutting operation. The apparatus also includes built-in auxiliary measuring and alignment tools to facilitate accurate alignment and cutting.

Abstract: A method and means for portion-control, hand-slicing of boneless meat roasts without using hands or eyes to control the thicknesses of the slices.

Abstract: An apparatus which cuts web, eg mat board, in several directions is provided, which includes a knife carriage which rides on moveable rails over the mat board, the knife carriage having mounted thereon a rotatable blade assembly which indexes the blade to four 90.degree. positions. The blade is retractably mounted in the blade assembly at preferably a bevel angle. Accordingly, the apparatus can rapidly cut a rectangular mat board picture frame or cut or score other patterns.

Abstract: A cutter assembly wherein material to be cut passes underneath a cutter bar, a track extending under the cutter bar holds a moveable carriage, a rotatable cutter wheel mounts to the carriage, with a side against the face of the cutter bar, a releasable gripper bar holds the material against the underside of the cutter bar during the cutting cycle, cords attached to the slideable carriage are used to pull the carriage along the track, and means are provided to attach the assembly to a support. A cutter as above mounted in a frame, and having an electric drive motor with controls for moving the carriage, and a cutter as above which is moved by a handle attached to the carriage are also disclosed.