User's Manual

Compact Elite Mat Cutter

Instruction Manual

Model 350-1

Logan Graphic Products Inc., 1100 Brown Street, Wauconda, IL 60084 847-526-5515 LoganGraphic.com

Straight Cutting Board to Size

1. Remove mat guide and slip sheet.

2. Set measuring bar stop to dimension of cut (Fig. 6).

3. Place mat color side down under guide rail and against squaring bar stop.

4. Set the proper depth setting on the Straight Cutting Head.

5. Hook the Straight Cutting Head onto the Guide rail past the end of the board to be cut.

Grasp the handle as shown in the picture, pivot down and pull the Straight Cutting Head

towards you. Keep constant downward pressure on the Straight Cutting Head and the

Guide Rail as you make your cut (Fig. 7).

CAUTION: Be careful to control the Straight Cutting Head as it breaks through

the end of the matboard, as it will tend to “jump” towards you.

Note: Matboard wider than 32” (81cm) will not fit between the hinges and must be cut by

some other means such as Model 500 mat knife or utility knife with a T-square.

Bevel Cutting Mat Openings, Without Rail Stops

EXAMPLE: Cutting a mat with a 2” border.

1. To re-install the Mat Guide, loosen the Black Knobs with the raised edge towards the

Guide Rail, line up the Mat Guide with the parallel slots. Hold the Mat Guide at either end

and evenly drop the Mat Guide into the slots and then tighten the black knobs.

2. Set the Mat Guide to the desired border width. For example, for a 2” border, align the

back of the Mat Guide at the 2” mark and tighten the Black Knobs (Fig. 8).

3. Make sure the Slip Sheet is in place before bevel cutting. You must use a Slip Sheet. The

straight cut slot underneath the Guide Rail is for straight cutting only.

4. Place the mat color side down under the Guide Rail and up against the squaring bar and mat

guide (Fig. 9).

5. Using a pencil, draw a line down the full length of the back of the matboard. Turn the

mat after each marking and repeat this for the remaining three sides (Fig. 10).

6. Attach the 302 Bevel Cutter to the Guide Rail by fitting the black nylon guides over the

raised edge of the channel.

7. Position the cutter so the start & stop line lines up with the marked line closest to the

bottom of the machine (Fig. 11).

Fig. 8

Mat Guide

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

2 in

5.08 cm

Fig. 6

Fig. 7

BEVEL

MAT CUTTER

Fig. 11

Slip Sheet