摘要 |
Stabilizing apparatus for controlling the position of a workpiece relative to a tool. The stabilizing apparatus includes an elongated base for attachment to the tool, an elongated adjustable support that is essentially parallel to the base, and an interconnecting structure that enables the adjustable support to move relative to the base. When a workpiece moves toward the tool, it displaces the adjustable support toward the base thereby compressing springs in the interconnecting structure. This produces a clamping force against an opposed work support surface that stabilizes the position of the workpiece transversely to the direction of travel but allows movement along the work path. Multiple stabilizing apparatus can be used to provide both vertical and horizontal clamping forces.
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