Patent ID: 7696450

Claim:
A cutter comprising: a base for supporting a workpiece; a holder supported on the base; 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; a laser generator that irradiates laser light onto the workpiece so as to form a laser light beam plane, the laser generator having a laser light emitting portion, a first side disposed at one side of the laser light emitting portion and a second side located opposite to the first side with respect to the laser light emitting portion; a laser generator support portion supporting the laser generator; a pivot fulcrum disposed between the laser generator support portion and the first side of the laser generator; and a first screw member disposed screwingly fitted in the laser generator support portion, the first screw member being coupled to the second side of the laser generator; wherein the laser generator is pivotally movable relative to the laser generator support portion around the pivot fulcrum via the first screw member so that the laser light beam plane can be adjusted in a parallel alignment with a surface of the blade, and wherein the pivot fulcrum and first screw member are arranged such that movement of the first screw member in a first direction causes the laser generator to pivot counter-clockwise, and movement of the first screw member in a second direction opposite to the first direction causes the laser generator to pivot clockwise.