Patent ID: 8919235

Claim:
A cutting apparatus comprising: a cutting device comprising: a motor; a circular saw blade driven by the motor to cut a workpiece, wherein the circular saw blade has a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface; a housing rotatably supporting the circular saw blade and accommodating the motor; and a base plate connected with the housing and formed with an opening into which the circular saw blade is inserted, the base plate including a main base plate connected with the housing and a sub base plate detachably mounted on the main base plate, the main base plate and the sub base plate forming a bottom surface when the sub base plate is mounted on the main base plate, wherein the motor is positioned at the first surface side of the circular saw blade and the sub base plate is positioned at the second side surface side of the circular saw blade, and wherein the opening is formed by the main base plate and the sub base plate; and a base section for supporting the workpiece, the cutting device being detachably mounted on the base section and being pivotably supported by the base section to be moved toward and away from the base section to cut the workpiece, wherein the cutting device is mounted on the base section by attaching the main base plate to the base section.