Abstract: An apparatus for cutting an elongated workpiece of indefinite length into articles of predetermined length, in continuous fashion. The apparatus includes drive rollers to feed the workpiece, horizontal and vertical straightener rollers, and a movable carriage assembly which moves in a parallel path of travel to the workpiece. The free end of the workpiece contacts the carriage assembly and imparts movement to the assembly. The carriage assembly includes a cutter assembly for severing the workpiece, a stripper assembly for breaking the article from the workpiece, and a kick-out for sending the article to a storage bin.