CPC B23C 9/00 (2013.01) [B23B 3/26 (2013.01); B23Q 1/64 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A jig for adapting a cutting machine to cut a work piece along a radius, the jig comprising:
a base configured to be mounted to a table of the cutting machine, the base having a base longitudinal axis extending along a base distal end and a base proximal end;
a pivot defining a pivot point disposed adjacent the base distal end;
a bridge having a bridge distal end and a bridge proximal end, the bridge pivotally mounted to the base adjacent the base distal end via the pivot, and the bridge configured to receive the work piece in one of a plurality of secured positions between the bridge distal end and the bridge proximal end, and
a slide configured to engage the bridge between the bridge proximal end and the pivot point of the pivot, the slide extending along a slide longitudinal axis extending along a direction substantially perpendicular to the base longitudinal axis, and the slide including a guide configured to move in the direction substantially perpendicular to the base longitudinal axis such that the movement of the guide in the direction substantially perpendicular to the base longitudinal axis causes the bridge and corresponding work piece secured to the bridge to move in a generally arcuate manner.
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