Patent ID: 8857302

Claim:
A cutting tool comprising: a table for supporting a workpiece, a tool unit vertically movable relative to the table and having a rotary circular blade; a movable cover mounted to the tool unit and having a cover body movable in a moving direction to cover and uncover a lower portion of a cutting edge of the rotary circular blade in conjunction with the vertical movement of the tool unit; a cover plate movably supporting the movable cover; and a position adjusting mechanism configured to adjust the position of the cover body of the movable cover in an adjusting direction substantially parallel to a direction of thickness of the rotary circular blade, wherein: the movable cover further includes a support base rotatably supported by the cover plate, and the position adjusting mechanism is configured to apply a pressing force against the cover body for causing resilient deformation of the cover body relative to the support base in a lateral direction.