Patent ID: 8011283

Claim:
A desk-top cutting machine comprising: a base that supports a workpiece; a turntable being carried and supported on the base rotatably around a rotating shaft part; a cutting part being disposed on the turntable, the cutting part having a pivoting shaft part, supporting a cutting blade up off the turntable, and pivoting the cutting blade to and from the turntable; a rotary angle display part that displays a rotary angle of the turntable with the base; and an irradiation unit being provided on the turntable and positioned near the rotary angle display part, the irradiation unit emitting light that at least partly illuminates the rotary angle display part, wherein the rotary angle display part includes: a scale part provided on the base; and an indicator part provided on the turntable to indicate the scale part, wherein the irradiation unit includes an irradiation part configured to be selectively rotated between a position where the irradiation part protrudes above an upper surface of the turntable, and a position where the irradiation part does not protrude above the upper surface of the turntable to illuminate at least the indicator part from above.