LOGAN 301-1 COMPACT CUT ISSUES

[authenticalbums]

Hi everyone!

I’ve just got an issue with some cuts I’ve been making with the Logan 301-1 compact cutter.

A single cut is absolutely fine and bevels perfectly, however, if I want to cut to separate cuts on the same mount board, only one of them would bevel properly. I’m wondering if anybody else has had this problem before, and if they was able to correct it, whether that be by changing the way they cut, or if a different mount cutters is needed. For example (see picture) the bigger cut would be fine and bevelled all the way round, but the smaller cut underneath, only some of the sides are bevelled? (You may be able to see on the bottom cut that 3 sides are bevelled and the top side has not bevelled at all)

Any help would be really appreciated! (it is not the greatest picture so if you need my to clarify anything then I’m happy to!

Thanks!!

 

[MattKing]

Welcome to Photrio.
I've moved your post to the Presentation and Marketing sub-forum, because it seems to fit best there.
Are you saying that with one edge of your cut, the blade is at a different angle compared with the rest?

 

[authenticalbums]

Welcome to Photrio.
I've moved your post to the Presentation and Marketing sub-forum, because it seems to fit best there.
Are you saying that with one edge of your cut, the blade is at a different angle compared with the rest?

Yes, it sort of looks like it has bevelled the other way, but only on 1 edge of the cut?

 

[MattKing]

Yes, it sort of looks like it has bevelled the other way, but only on 1 edge of the cut?

Are you rotating the partially cut mat in some way that results in the cutting blade actually facing that way?
Is one cut done with the mat turned over?

 

[Kino]

Have you watched this video?

 

[authenticalbums]

So it would always be colour side down, the only movement i would make is obviously to get in line with the guide rail to make the cat, no turning over or anything like that

 

[authenticalbums]

Have you watched this video?

Yeah sorry, if I cut one opening like that, then it cuts fine, it’s if I want to cut a second opening on the same board where the issue occurs

 

[MattKing]

Yeah sorry, if I cut one opening like that, then it cuts fine, it’s if I want to cut a second opening on the same board where the issue occurs

Now I understand. You need to set up the mat cutter to "span" most of the long dimension of the mat in order to cut both windows the same way.

 

[authenticalbums]

Sorry if I’m being stupid, what exactly do you mean by that? Thanks!

 

[MattKing]

For the second window and the cut nearest the larger first window, your parallel surface that the blade is against when you draw it through the mat should be on the side of the window nearest to the large window - across almost all of the mat from the actual edge.
Against where I have marked in red: