V-Groove; Double Mat - MyBinding Fletcher-Terry 48 2200 Manual De Instrucciones

If you wish to add a V-groove before cutting the opening on page 6, follow this procedure.
1. CAUTION: Loosen the Mat Stop and slide it to the left so it does not protrude from the Mat Guide. Re-tighten its
Locking Knob. Remove the Locator Pin, loosen the two Mat Guide Locking Knobs and slide the Mat Guide all
the way to the right against the CLAMP. Place the Locator Pin in the hole nearest the hex screw on the left side of
the Mat Guide base and slide the Mat Guide back to the left so the hex screw rests against the Locator Pin. Tighten
the Mat Guide Locking Knobs. This instruction applies to both the imperial and metric versions.
2. Remove the Sight Gage. Place the "fall-out", right side up, against the Mat Guide. Start with the Cutting Head well
above the upper edge of the mat. Rotate the bevel cutting pivot and pull it at a steady speed until it has trimmed a
sliver from the edge of the "fall-out". Repeat this procedure on the other three edges. Remove the scrap strip after
each cut to prevent interference when positioning the mat against the Mat Guide. If the blade projects too far from
the magazine it may touch the Mat Guide which will damage the blade.
3. Place the "fall-out" upside down on a flat table surface. Lay the mat over the "fall-out", oriented as it was in step 3 on
the previous page. Tape the four cuts with non-removable tape. Turn the mat over and inspect the V-groove.
4. Remove the Locator Pin, loosen the Mat Guide Locking Knobs, slide the Mat Guide to the left and insert the
Locator Pin in the fourth hole from the right, the 3" (70mm) hole. Slide the Mat Guide against the Locator Pin and
tighten its two Locking Knobs.
5. Proceed to cut out the opening as described in steps 4 and 5 on the previous page. The result will be a mat with a V-
groove 1/2" (10mm) outside an opening with a 3" (70mm) border.
6. The width of the V-groove can be adjusted slightly by turning the hex screw on the left side of the base of the Mat
Guide with the hex wrench provided in the parts bag. Turning the hex screw clockwise will increase the width of the
V-groove, but increasing it too much will cause the blade to cut all the way through the mat resulting in a gap, not a
groove. Turning the screw counter-clockwise will decrease the width of the V-groove. Too much of this adjustment,
however, may cause the blade to hit the Mat Guide.
A double mat with a V-groove is a very attractive and popular mat, and is easily produced on the Fletcher 2200 Profes-
sional Mat Cutting System.
1 Prepare a color contrasting mat to become the liner. Size it 1/8" (3mm) smaller in both width and length than the mat
you used in the previous example.
2. Lay the "fall-out" you produced in step 5 above, upside down on a clean flat surface. Place the V-grooved mat over it
so the "fall-out" fits into its opening. Using an adhesive transfer type device, roll one or two strips of adhesive in the
four borders of the mat. Place two strips of adhesive on the "fall-out," but stay well away from the edge. Place the
liner mat face down over the first mat. Be sure all four of its edges are inside the edges of the top mat. The entire
assembly is now glued together.
3. The Mat Gage will increase the Mat Guide setting when the Locator Pin is inserted through the Mat Gage then the
Mat Guide Slide. Place the Locator Pin through the Mat Gage and into the 3" (70mm) hole as before. You will
notice the Mat Gage can be rotated. Turn it so the side labelled 3/16" (5mm) is to the left. Move the Mat Guide into
contact with the Mat Gage and tighten the Locking Knobs.
4. Place the assembled mat upside down under the Clamp and against the Mat Guide and Mat Stop. Make four pencil
lines as you did when you produced the first mat. Proceed to bevel cut all four borders as before.
5. The double "fall-out" is now discarded and you have made a double mat with V-groove. Notice the exposed liner
is 3/16" (5mm) wide and uniform on all four sides.

V-GROOVE

DOUBLE MAT

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