Mount cutting hooking

[ChrisG]

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?

[IFGL]

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.

[mikeysaling]

could try SE (single edge) blades.

[Clarry]

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

[Steve N]

Are you getting hooked corners when you are not free cutting or when you are using the stops