RobHay
Grumbler in Training
Hi,
We've been using the Fletcher 2200 for quite a few years and we've recently developed a problem that we can seem to diagnose/fix. Whenever we cut a bevel cut, the cut bows out in the middle away from the face of the clamp. The plunge cut hooks away from the clamp and the cut veers out about 1/16" and pulls back in towards the back of the cut. Here are the steps we've tried:
1. Changed blades. Tried 1200 and 1500.
2. Adjusted all of the tension screws on the cutting head.
3. Swapped out the cutting head from a 2100.
4. Swapped out the clamp from a 2100.
5. Tried a variety of mat board and slip sheets.
6. Tried varying pressure on the clamp.
7. Shifted from pulling the cutting head from the end of the mat cutter to the side.
8. Two of us tried (in case it was user error) and got the same results.
I'm not sure how long this has been happening because we've only been cutting small mats for quite some time and this is more visible with larger mats. If we raise the clamp and run the cutting head the blade perfectly aligns with the edge of the clamp along the whole run of the cut. I even tried to physically deflect the blade without any luck. I can't think off hand of any other variables we could try. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
We've been using the Fletcher 2200 for quite a few years and we've recently developed a problem that we can seem to diagnose/fix. Whenever we cut a bevel cut, the cut bows out in the middle away from the face of the clamp. The plunge cut hooks away from the clamp and the cut veers out about 1/16" and pulls back in towards the back of the cut. Here are the steps we've tried:
1. Changed blades. Tried 1200 and 1500.
2. Adjusted all of the tension screws on the cutting head.
3. Swapped out the cutting head from a 2100.
4. Swapped out the clamp from a 2100.
5. Tried a variety of mat board and slip sheets.
6. Tried varying pressure on the clamp.
7. Shifted from pulling the cutting head from the end of the mat cutter to the side.
8. Two of us tried (in case it was user error) and got the same results.
I'm not sure how long this has been happening because we've only been cutting small mats for quite some time and this is more visible with larger mats. If we raise the clamp and run the cutting head the blade perfectly aligns with the edge of the clamp along the whole run of the cut. I even tried to physically deflect the blade without any luck. I can't think off hand of any other variables we could try. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks