Product Manual

BEVEL CUTTING - Setting the Blade Depth
IT IS IMPORTANT YOU READ THE SECTIONS ON 'KNOW YOUR BLADES' AND 'THE BLADE CARTIRIDGES' BEFORE
PROGRESSING TO THIS SECTION.
n CUTTING A BEVEL EDGED APER
TURE
* TIP Change your blade regularly. The cost of the blade compared to matboard is negligible.
The Ultimat Futura has been tested and adjusted to give accurate results on a standard matboard. You
may need to adjust the machine to give accurate cutting if your matboard is of a slightly differ-
ent thickness to that
of the test mat. Initially
, do not worry about bor
der width or over/under cuts
we will explain that later.
1 TO SET THE BLADE firstly remove the blade cartridge and r
eplace the blade left in the holder from test cutting.
Slacken the clamping screw.
Pull the black plastic pin (A) back and remove the blade cartridge from the back of the holder.
2 Fit a new blade, if you choose a TECH S blade ensure you have it the correct way round. You can only cut with the
blade tip marked with an arrow, TECH D blades can cut on both tips.
n BLADE DEPTH
3 Place the slip mat and matboard in the machine as for normal cutting.
Slide the Cutter Head towards the edge of the matboar
d.
Depress the blade holder fully to penetrate into the slip mat at a point close to the edge of the matboar
d.
Inspect the amount of blade penetration into the slip mat, it should be 0.5 - 1mm (
1
/64” -
1
/32”).
If not
4 ADJUST THE BLADE DEPTH Remove the blade cartridge and tur
n the adjustment scr
ew clockwise to extend the
blade length and counter-clockwise to reduce it. Always check the blade is properly located in the cartridge (and in
contact with the adjustment screw) before loading it into the blade holder.
1
/2 mm
2
1
3
4
4.4 Operation 4.4
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