Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, George Hartzell
<hartzell@k...> wrote:
> jim hayes writes:
>  > [...]
>  > 7) I have used Logan's top of the line mat cutter called "Framer's
>  > Edge"  for about 1 1/2 years, bought at a discount from
>  > framingsupplies.com, although they carry other brands. Logan can be
>  > pretty bad, a friend that has framed all his life tells me he hates
>  > Logan, but this is a decent model at a good price. I don't think I'd
>  > buy any other model they make but that's up to you. Always use at
>  > least a 4 ply window mat so that the print will never touch the
glass-
>  > it can breathe.
> 
> Jim, that was a *great* post!
> 
> I've been chronically shopping for a mat cutter for a while now, and
> am planning to [someday] buy the Logan 650 (a.k.a. the Framer's Edge).
> Most of the less-than-great reviews that I've read about it are
> comparing it cutters like the C&H Advantage Pro ($900-ish and up) or
> the Fletcher 2100 ($1000 and up).  On its own merits, people seem to
> like the 650 just fine.
> 
> It also seems to be the cheapest cutter that will handle thicker (6
> and 8-ply) mats.
> 
> I'd love to find a second hand one, but they don't seem to exist.
> That should be comforting, I guess (unless they break down so badly
> that people just chuck them...).
> 
> g.


Thank you. If you're doing mats every day, yeah, you should spring for
more than the Logan 650. But this is a good way to save money by
buying a cheaper mat cutter AND getting a decent shot at getting a
straight cut on a window mat without being a whiz. I never get hooks
and very rarely an overcut using the Framers Edge. So this product is
good if you're doing 1-40 mats/month lets say. You have to be a little
more careful, the parralel bar two locking knobs stick a bit when
trying to move, and head has a plastic sliding bearing. Better cutters
have ball bearings and have quicker to set stops.

 The 4ply/8ply thing works like this: there is a screw built into the
head bevel cutter half of the head. When you drive this screw in a few
turns, the razor blade when inserted into the head stops against the
screw- sticking out further. So it cuts deeper- into 8 ply. Doing 6
ply would be tricky. I've never used 8 ply on it btw.

The straight cutter seems to handle 1/8 thick stuff max. 



You used to be able to download the entire user pdf manual for many of
the Logan cutters from their website.

Jim Hayes