release the power to drive the cut squeezing the trigger does not take much force or length of motion and instantaneously triggers the cutter to use it 39 s stored power to perform a cut automatically the cutting action is normally initiated by human action but is powered or carried out by something other than human strength the cutting action can be powered by any kind of spring torsion compression tension etc by electric power linear actuator motor etc by hydraulic or pneumatic power cylinders bellows etc or any other types of power sources this power can be used to drive a blade through or across the taping material in general a rotating mass when driven by a spring acquires enough angular momentum to force a blade through a piece of plastic drywall trim product or drywall tape cutting it the powered cutter of the present invention can be used on any type of drywall tapping equipment bazookas tm tape dispensers etc and with any kind of tape material paper mesh plastic laminates etc fig1 2 and 3 show a front and section view of the powered cutter of the present invention the powered cutter shown in the particular embodiment of the figures utilizes torsion springs for power to perform the cut the mechanism includes a frame 1 torsion springs 2 moving cutting blade 3 stationary butting blade 4 taping product guide 5 a mass and rotor 6 a return spring 7 and a cocking handle 8 fig1 shows an embodiment of a cutter in a cocked or ready position fig2 shows the cutter hitting the bottom of the moving cutting blade 3 driving the moving cutting blade up and over.