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The
Squaring Arm Stop slides along the scale on the squaring arm and can
be locked into place by tightening the black knob. Set the
stop on the Squaring Arm for the overall size you want to reduce
the
matboard to.
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| Place the sheet full size sheet in
the mat cutter. Place the bottom edge firmly against the squaring arm and slide the right
edge along until it contacts the stop.
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The Straight Cutting
Head hooks onto the outermost
lip of the guide rail. The blade fits into the slot in the cutting
board outside the top edge of the matboard. Pull the cutting head
back through the sheet, reducing it to the overall size you want. The straight cutting head can be used to size
down matboard, foamboard and paper, all of which can be accurately
measured without marking by using the squaring arm and the squaring arm
stop.
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| The Mat Guide slides back and forth over an
imbedded
scale. Set the edge of the mat guide at the point on the scale
that indicates the width of the borders surrounding the window of your
mat. Tightening the black knobs on the mat guide will lock it in
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Place the matboard in the mat cutter with the left edge against the mat
guide and the bottom edge against the squaring arm. Place the
matboard in the mat cutter color side down. |
The Guide Rail
is lowered and raised on its hinges. When lowered it rests on the
matboard.
The edge of the guide rail then acts as a straightedge against which the
matboard can be marked.
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After a mark is made on the matboard, turn the matboard a
quarter turn and replace under the guide rail and firmly against
the mat guide and squaring arm.
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The
Bevel Cutting Head is designed to hook onto the outermost lip of the
guide rail and rest on the back of the mat where a pencil mark has
been made.
The Start and Stop Indicator Line should be aligned with the
pencil mark. This is where you start the
cut.
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| The Pivoting Blade Holder pivots the blade
down with the application of finger pressure on its chrome back.
The Anti-Crawl Button is pressed with the finger of the left hand to
prevent the cutting head from crawling forward as the blade penetrates
the mat. Once the blade is in the mat, the head is drawn along,
making a beveled cut in the mat. |
| The Guide Rail Stop halts the cutting head
at the bottom of the cut. The stop is locked on the guide rail scale in
advance of cutting at the point on the scale indicative of the mat's
border width. Using the guide rail stop, mat cutting is
faster as you don't have to visually align the cutter to finish the cut.
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| After making two cuts in the mat, turn it over, a
corner should be open. After making all four cuts, the drop out
piece can be lifted away and a beveled window will result. |
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