Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter

Get help and framing advice from the framing community
Post Reply
fitz
Posts: 189
Joined: Sun 03 Jan, 2021 3:46 pm
Location: Dunning
Organisation: Latch Burn Framing
Interests: Picture Framing. Watercolour painting, dog walking, fly fishing.

Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter

Post by fitz »

Hi. I have a Keencut Ultimat Futura mountcutter which is a great piece of kit. I have been cutting my backing boards on this for some time (cori cor) but I read somewhere recently that this was not a good idea and detrimental to the cutter? Any comments/advice appreciated.
Not your average framer
Posts: 11014
Joined: Sat 25 Mar, 2006 8:40 pm
Location: Devon, U.K.
Organisation: The Dartmoor Gallery
Interests: Lost causes, saving and restoring old things, learning something every day
Location: Glorious Devon

Re: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter

Post by Not your average framer »

I am not really sure that makes much sense at all. How is that detremental to the mount cutter?
Mark Lacey

“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
User avatar
Steve N
Posts: 2992
Joined: Sat 21 Jul, 2007 2:32 pm
Location: Somewhere Staple Hill Bristol
Organisation: Frontier Picture Frames ltd
Interests: Walking our retired Greyhound,art, falling asleep on sofa in front of the telly
Location: Now in Bristol
Contact:

Re: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter

Post by Steve N »

I take it that you are taking more than one cut to cut the board, if so, then it should be okay
Steve CEO GCF (020)
Believed in Time Travel since 2035

Proud to sell Ready Made Frames
http://www.frontierpictureframes.com
http://www.designerpicturemounts.com/
fitz
Posts: 189
Joined: Sun 03 Jan, 2021 3:46 pm
Location: Dunning
Organisation: Latch Burn Framing
Interests: Picture Framing. Watercolour painting, dog walking, fly fishing.

Re: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter

Post by fitz »

Thank you. I’ve been cutting the backing boards on the mountcutter for a while and have noticed some slight damage to the base but maybe the blade has been set too deep. I just wondered if this was common practice but thanks for responding.
User avatar
Steve N
Posts: 2992
Joined: Sat 21 Jul, 2007 2:32 pm
Location: Somewhere Staple Hill Bristol
Organisation: Frontier Picture Frames ltd
Interests: Walking our retired Greyhound,art, falling asleep on sofa in front of the telly
Location: Now in Bristol
Contact:

Re: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter

Post by Steve N »

You could still use a slip mat under the Cori cor board, same as when cutting mounts
Steve CEO GCF (020)
Believed in Time Travel since 2035

Proud to sell Ready Made Frames
http://www.frontierpictureframes.com
http://www.designerpicturemounts.com/
fitz
Posts: 189
Joined: Sun 03 Jan, 2021 3:46 pm
Location: Dunning
Organisation: Latch Burn Framing
Interests: Picture Framing. Watercolour painting, dog walking, fly fishing.

Re: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter

Post by fitz »

Yes of course. Many thanks.. Learning all the time👍
Not your average framer
Posts: 11014
Joined: Sat 25 Mar, 2006 8:40 pm
Location: Devon, U.K.
Organisation: The Dartmoor Gallery
Interests: Lost causes, saving and restoring old things, learning something every day
Location: Glorious Devon

Re: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter

Post by Not your average framer »

Cutting Coricor and other varieties of kraft lined backing boards tends to have quite an abrasive effect on the blades which you use to cut such boards and it actually saves money to use the better quality blades to cut such boards as the better quality blades last so much longer that the cheaper types of blades. When I first started framing I bought the cheaper blades, but I was really surprised when I found some of the better quality blade to find that they accually stayed sharp long enough to cut about three, or four times as much backing board, compared to the cheaper blades.

Now I only buy the better brands of blades and my blades seem to almost last forever!
Mark Lacey

“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
Post Reply