Patent ID: 8079294

Claim:
A cutting tool comprising: a turntable on which a workpiece is placed; and a support leg device comprising: a support leg configured to support the turntable and to be tiltable relative to the turntable along a rotational direction of the turntable; and a biasing device configured to bias the support leg toward a supporting position in which the support leg is in a substantially vertical position and can contact with an installation surface for supporting the turntable from below against the installation surface, wherein: the support leg is supported by a rotary support, the rotary support is rotatable relative to the turntable about a rotational axis of the rotary support oriented in a radial direction of the turntable, and a position holding device configured to be able to hold the rotary support in a position corresponding to the supporting position of the support leg, the position holding device further includes a spring supported by the rotary support; a ball biased by the spring; and an engaging recess formed in a rotary table, wherein the ball is biased by the spring in a direction of engaging the engaging recess.