Patent ID: 8616190

Claim:
A handheld cutter for cutting a workpiece during sliding movement of the handheld cutter relative to the workpiece while using a water comprising: a housing comprising a handle; an electric motor disposed in the housing; a rotation shaft supported by the housing for rotatably supporting an end tool driven by the electric motor; a base supporting the housing, and having a top surface and a bottom surface to be in contact with the workpiece, the end tool having a part being protrudable from the bottom surface; a splashboard section positioned on the top surface and behind the end tool in the sliding direction, the splashboard section protruding in a direction away from the top surface and extending in a direction substantially parallel to an axial direction of the rotation shaft; and a link extending from the upper surface of the base; wherein the housing has a front end portion in the sliding direction pivotally movably connected to the base, and has a rear end portion in the sliding direction; and wherein the end tool is a circular blade; wherein the rear end portion of the housing is releasably fixable to the link to maintain a pivot posture of the housing, and wherein the splashboard section is integral with the link.