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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Steve E. Hoffman, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Mikronite Technologies Group, Inc., Carlstadt, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for leveling and strengthening a rim of a saw blade is disclosed which includes a rotatable support for holding a saw blade, a first arm with a contact bearing for contacting a first face of a saw blade mounted in the support, and a second arm with a contact bearing for contacting the opposite face of the saw blade. The device also includes means for positioning the first and second contact bearings with respect to the saw blade support. In one embodiment the device the means for positioning includes a lateral adjustment mechanism attached to the first and second arms which varies the lateral spacing with respect to one another of the ends of the arms. A method for leveling and strengthening a rim of a saw blade is also disclosed.