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A lay table is placed adjacent to a cutting table with the tables in end-to-end relationship so that layups of limp sheet material may be prepared on the lay table and then be moved onto the cutting table for a cutting operation. A sled formed by a low friction, non-stretching, sheet material is fir

A lay table is placed adjacent to a cutting table with the tables in end-to-end relationship so that layups of limp sheet material may be prepared on the lay table and then be moved onto the cutting table for a cutting operation. A sled formed by a low friction, non-stretching, sheet material is first placed on the lay table and the layup is then formed on top of the sled. Motor-driven cabling extends between the cutting table and the lay table and when a layup is to be moved, the sled is coupled to the cabling and pulled by the cabling with a layup thereon onto the cutting table. The layup on the cutting table is then clamped in position, and the cabling pulls the sled out from between the layup and the cutting table.

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In combination with a cutting machine having a table defining a support surface for holding sheet material in a multi-ply layup while a cutting tool cuts through the material, the improvement comprising: a lay table positioned adjacent a selected side of the cutting table and having a support surfac

In combination with a cutting machine having a table defining a support surface for holding sheet material in a multi-ply layup while a cutting tool cuts through the material, the improvement comprising: a lay table positioned adjacent a selected side of the cutting table and having a support surface located to form an extension of the support surface of the cutting table; a storage reel connected for rotation to the lay table; an elongated planar member having one end rolled on the storage reel and an opposite end extending from the storage reel over the support surface of the lay table toward the cutting table from a side of the lay table remotely opposite the selected side of the cutting table, the elongated planar member having a length sufficient to reach from the storage reel across the support surfaces of the adjacent lay and cutting tables, the planar member also being slidable between the cutting and lay tables on the support surfaces of the tables and having an exposed surface area on which a layup of sheet material may be spread; and motor means engageable in driving relationship with said opposite end of the planar member for drawing the elongated member and a layup spread thereon between the support surfaces of the tables.