CPC B27B 7/04 (2013.01) [B27B 1/007 (2013.01); B27B 3/28 (2013.01); B27B 7/02 (2013.01); B27G 13/02 (2013.01); Y10T 83/741 (2015.04); Y10T 83/778 (2015.04)] | 17 Claims |
1. A system for cutting a workpiece, wherein the workpiece is a log or a cant, the system comprising:
a feed unit with first and second side walls and a first opening between said side walls, wherein the feed unit is operable to transport the workpiece longitudinally along a feed axis that extends through the first opening;
a saw box configured to retain a first saw arbor and a second saw arbor between a first side and an opposite second side of the saw box, wherein the first and second sides are pivotably coupled to the side walls such that the saw box is suspended from the feed unit and the saw box is rotatable, relative to the feed unit, about a rotational axis that extends through the sides of the saw box; and
a rail system having parallel rails that are oriented transverse to the feed axis, wherein the feed unit is slideably mounted to the rails and laterally movable along the rails relative to the feed axis.
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