Using a Keencut Artists Plus to free cut a multi-aperture mount I am getting very slight hooking at the start of the free cut. It is so slight not to really be a problem but I notice it. A brand new blade makes no difference. Could it be the bearings need tightening, there is a very slight free play in the cutter head?
Any thoughts, other than get a CMC?
Mount cutting hooking
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Re: Mount cutting hooking
are you using a piece of mount board underneath the board you are cutting? if not you should , hooks can be caused by your blade depth being too deep , it will help to have as little play in your cutting head as possible.
That said I have not used that particular mount cutter.
That said I have not used that particular mount cutter.
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Re: Mount cutting hooking
could try SE (single edge) blades.
when all is said and done - there is more said than done.
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Re: Mount cutting hooking
I used one of these before my CMC, I found that I'd get shallow hooks about every two months.
The answer I found was to just reduce my blade depth and loosen then re tighten the bearings.
It worked for me, you never know it might work on yours.
Ric
The answer I found was to just reduce my blade depth and loosen then re tighten the bearings.
It worked for me, you never know it might work on yours.
Ric
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Re: Mount cutting hooking
Are you getting hooked corners when you are not free cutting or when you are using the stops
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