The invention relates to the technical field of electronic components, and discloses a metal cutting device based on a capacitor plate discharge principle. The metal cutting device based on the capacitor plate discharge principle comprises a shell, wherein a connecting rod I is movably connected into the shell, a connecting rod II is movably connected into the connecting rod I, and a connecting rod III is movably connected into the connecting rod II; under the interaction of the connecting rod I, the connecting rod II, the connecting rod III, a swing rod, a gear, a belt wheel, a belt, a fixingframe, an electrifying ring, a capacitor plate I, a capacitor plate II, an insulating block, a cutting blade, a time delay assembly, a gas tank and a cooling plate, the heat generated during metal processing can be quickly released through the cooling plate, so that processing personnel are prevented from making contact with metal to be scalded in an operation process; and meanwhile, the capacitor discharging principle is adopted in the device, abrasion of a cutter can be greatly reduced, and the metal machining efficiency is increased, so that accelerated advancing for the working progress is benefited.