User's Manual

Artist Elite Mat Cutter

Instruction Manual

Model 450-1

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

Squaring Bar Assembly

1. Align Squaring Bar over board slot (Fig. 8).

2. Press bar into slot.

3. Using two screws, attach Squaring Bar to board (Fig. 9).

Measuring Bar & Stop Installation

1. Align pins in bottom of measuring bar with holes in board and press to install (Fig. 9).

Straight Cutting Board to Size

1. Remove mat guide and slip sheet.

2. Set measuring bar stop to dimension of cut (Fig. 10).

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. 11).

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.

Bevel Cutting Mat Openings, Without Rail Stops, Line to Line

EXAMPLE: Cutting a mat with a 2” border.

1. Move stops out of cutting area or remove from rail (Fig. 12).

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

front of the Mat Guide at the 2” mark and tighten the Black Knobs (Fig. 13).

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. 14).

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. 15).

6. Attach the 702 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 top

of the machine (Fig. 16).

Fig. 13

Mat Guide

2 in

5.08 cm

Fig. 8

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

Fig. 11

Fig. 12

Fig. 14

Fig. 15