Cutting apparatus

A cutting apparatus comprising:

• a carriage provided with a cartridge holder to which a cutter cartridge is detachably attachable;
• a moving unit which moves an object to be cut and the carriage relative to each other so that the object is cut by a cutter of the cutter cartridge;
• and
• a pressing unit which is provided on the carriage or the cartridge holder and is switchable between a fixing position where the pressing unit presses the cutter cartridge attached to the cartridge holder thereby to fix the cutter cartridge and an open position where the pressing unit releases the cutter cartridge from a fixed state, wherein:
• the cutter cartridge has an abutment and the cartridge holder has an abutted portion against which the abutment abuts;
• at least one of the abutment and the abutted portion is tapered;
• and
• when located at the fixing position, the pressing unit is configured to press the cutter cartridge thereby to fix the cutter cartridge while the abutment is in abutment with the abutted portion, whereby the cutter is held at a predetermined position.