Patent ID: 8770076

Claim:
A cutter comprising: a base portion supporting a workpiece; a holder portion supported on the base portion; a cutter blade portion adapted for supporting a cutting blade that cuts the workpiece, the cutter blade portion being supported on the holder portion so as to be pivotally movable between an upper position and a lower position, the cutter blade portion being closer to the base portion in the lower position than in the upper position, the cutter blade portion including a saw cover which covers approximately an upper half of the cutting blade; and a laser generator, said laser generator including a light emitting portion emitting a laser light, wherein the laser generator is provided on one of the holder portion and the cutter blade portion at a position higher than a surface of the base portion and lower than a predetermined position so that the laser light is capable of being formed between a lower edge of the cutting blade and the base portion when the cutter blade portion is at the upper position, wherein a part of the saw cover is positioned between the cutting blade and the laser generator, and wherein the laser generator is arranged to not project the laser light onto a top surface of the workpiece when the cutter blade portion is in the lower position.