Patent ID: 7383759

Claim:
A cutter comprising: a base for supporting a workpiece; a holder supported on the base portion; a cutter blade portion adapted for supporting a blade that cuts the workpiece, the cutter blade portion being supported on the holder so as to be movable between an upper position and a lower position, the cutter blade portion being closer to the base in the lower position than in the upper position, the blade having a rotation axis and two side surfaces; a laser generator that irradiates laser light to be shown onto the workpiece, the laser generator having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; and a laser generator support portion supporting the laser generator, the laser generator support portion having a first wall and a second wall in confrontation with the first wall, wherein the laser generator is disposed between the first wall and the second wall, the laser generator being movable in a moving direction parallel to the rotation axis with a first movable range defined by the first and the second walls; a first stop member extending through the first wall, for defining a second movable range of the laser generator in the moving direction, between the first stop member and the second wall, the first stop member being abuttable on the first side of the laser generator in order to retain the laser generator at a position at which the laser light is substantially aligned with one of the two side surfaces; and a position maintaining member associated with the laser generator for maintaining position of the laser generator so that the laser generator does not always contact the first stop member.