Digital BW, The Print

Hi Tim,

Depends on how much work you plan to do.  I went around and talked to a 
lot of professional framers and decided on a C&H mat cutter.  Fletchers were 
also well regarded, but not used as often as C&H (my sample is about 10 
custom framin shops).  A squaring arm is nice and production stops are great 
if you are going to cut a lot of similarly sized mats.  I actually paid a few 
framers to show give me detailed lessons in efficiently using the old 48" one I 
bought (am about to buy a new 60" C&H).  Buy a lot of blades and change 
them often.  Clean the mat cutter often.  Use a piece of mat board under the 
one you are cutting and adjust the blade so it just barely cuts into the board 
beneath.  It seems to take a lot of practice to consistently cut mats so there 
is no overcut, which is the sign of a professional mat (I am still working at 
this).  Just a few things you might find useful.  

Tom Andrews
http://www.wildlandart.com


> Tim-
> 
> The Logan cutter is a fine cutter. I have one but I rarely use it.
> 
> All you really need is a self-healing cutting mat and a Dexter mat 
> cutter. Get a decent T square from a hardware store. There are a 
> number of other T-square type products to help position.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom O'Connell
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Tim Timmermans" 
> <treath@a...> wrote:
> > Anyone have any thoughts on mat cutters? Logan vs Fletcher? Since 
> 13 
> > x 19 is most likely the largest prints I'll be doing do I need a 
> mat 
> > cutter larger than 40"? Are there essential accessories that I may 
> > need that don't come with a standard model?
> > 
> > Thanks, Tim
> > 
> > http://timtimmermans.com