Cutting device

An electric cutting device, comprising:

• a pair of cutting blades configured to clamp and cut an object by each rotating about a respective rotation central axis;
• an electric motor configured to generate a driving force necessary for operating the cutting blades;
• a guide plate having a recess, the recess receding along a predetermined direction, the recess being for housing the object in advance when the object is cut by the pair of cutting blades;
• and
• an expansion and contraction mechanism comprising a slide shaft, a screw shaft, and an adjuster, the expansion and contraction mechanism being configured to cause the guide plate to expand and contract along the predetermined direction,
• wherein an edge of the recess includes a pair of linear portions that are parallel to each other and face each other with a predetermined interval, and
• wherein when a position of the guide plate at a most front end of the guide plate along the predetermined direction is set as a first position, and a position in an operation range of each of the cutting blades at a most front end of the cutting blades along the predetermined direction is set as a second position, a distance between the first position and the second position along the predetermined direction is one-fourth or less of the predetermined interval.