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I am not quite sure what the function of a 'production stop' is on this mount cutter. Could anyone elaborate please. Only an occasional frame maker for the family. Thanks Gordon

Gordon,

The function of a "production Stop" or "Measuring Stop" on your Logan or any brand of mat cutter is to position the cutting head in the precise position for entry and "stop" it at the precise position of exit for the cut being created for an opening.

Measuring Stops typically need to be calibrated by the user/operator for a SPECIFIC depth of board, allowing the correct amount of overcut on the reverse side of the mount (mat). This allows the framer to cut mats without having to draw pencil reference marks on the back side of the mount (mat).

Originally conceived as a means of doing several of the same sized mats for production work, this is how they originally got their name... In truth, when properly calibrated, many framers rely upon them for precision cutting.

Cheers,

John

On your Logan you have to draw pencil lines on the back of the mount. The pencil line then aligns with the mark on the back of the blade carrier and you start cutting at that point.

If making multiple mounts the same size then instead of drawing pencil lines on the back of each mount (which would be very time consuming) you should put the production stops in the relevant places.

If I remember rightly you do this by marking the first mount in the normal way, and putting the production stops in the right places, as measured by aligning the pencil line with the mark on the back of the blade carrier. Then you don't have to put pencil marks on the backs of the other mounts as the stops are in the right place already. You'll have to do all the left sides, then all the tops etc.