| CPC B23D 47/025 (2013.01) [B28D 1/047 (2013.01); B28D 7/04 (2013.01); Y10T 83/647 (2015.04)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A tile saw comprising:
a base;
a table supported by the base and configured to support a workpiece;
a guide rail upon which the table is supported and moveable along a longitudinal axis;
a saw unit coupled to the base and including a saw blade that is configured to cut the workpiece as the table moves along the longitudinal axis; and
a roller assembly for supporting the table upon the guide rail, the roller assembly including
a first roller rotatably supported by the table and engaged with a first portion of the guide rail,
a second roller rotatably supported by the table via a shaft, the second roller is engaged with a second portion of the guide rail that is different than the first portion and the second roller is translatable relative to the table in a direction toward the guide rail,
a spring biasing the second roller toward the guide rail, and
a fastening mechanism coupled to the shaft of the second roller and configured to clamp the second roller to the guide rail in response to a compressive force being exerted on the table between the fastening mechanism and the shaft to stop the second roller from moving toward or away from the guide rail,
wherein the table includes a slot and the shaft is received within the slot,
wherein the slot supports the shaft for translation in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and
wherein the spring extends into the slot to bias the shaft in the vertical direction.
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