Patent ID: 7434321

Claim:
A portable cutting tool comprising: a cutting tool main body having a saw blade for cutting a workpiece and a motor for driving to rotate the saw blade; a base for guiding the cutting tool main body along a surface of the workpiece; and an inclining mechanism interposed between the cutting tool main body and the base for adjusting an angle between a lower surface of the base and a side face of the saw blade; wherein the inclining mechanism comprises: a support shaft for pivoting the base relative to the cutting tool main body; a first circular arc shape member provided to be contiguous to at least one of a front end portion and a rear end portion of the base, pivoted along with the base centering on the support shaft and having a first guide hole penetrated in a radius direction of a circular arc shape; and a fixing unit for fixing a position for pivoting the base relative to the cutting tool main body at an arbitrary position of the first guide hole.