| 摘要 |
A novel guide (216) is disclosed for fixing to a cutting tool (200) for cutting a piece of sheet material (100) having a plurality of fiducial lines (112) marked thereon. The guide (216) has a set of alignment marks (220) and a plurality of measurement scales (222) associated with the alignment marks (220). Each measurement scale (222) corresponds to at least one of the fiducial lines (112), such that when one of the alignment marks (220) is aligned with a particular fiducial line (112), the measurement scale (222) corresponding to the particular fiducial line (112) indicates the distance o f the blade (206) of the cutting tool (200) from an edge of the sheet material (100). Particular embodiments of the guide (216) include a flat portion (218 ) attached to the front of the cutting tool (200), or alternately, a laser gui de (716) rotatably fixed to the front of the cutting tool (200). Novel methods for cutting a predetermined distance from an edge of a piece of sheet materi al using the guides of the present invention are also disclosed.
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