johnny hulgan
CGF, Certified Grumble Framer
I'm looking for a instruction book for a C & H Super Deluxe CHN-4800a Mat cutter. Any info on this cutter will be great.
Looking for a C & H instruction book
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Got one for the 4800a circa 1980something if that's any good.
If it's calibration info you want. most matcutters are the same. There are screws and bolts that allow adjustment and it's just a question of getting everything square to everything else and tweaking so when you set the guide to 100mm it cuts a 100mm border.
If it's calibration info you want. most matcutters are the same. There are screws and bolts that allow adjustment and it's just a question of getting everything square to everything else and tweaking so when you set the guide to 100mm it cuts a 100mm border.
johnny hulgan
CGF, Certified Grumble Framer
What I would like to know is how to take apart to clean. Would you want to sell it?
Candy
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
Stand at the bottom of your cutter.
Look at the bottom of the rod that holds the cutter head. There should be two allen screws. If you remove those screws, the thing-a-ma-bob that is holdiing the rod in place will loosen and you will be able to remove it. Then the cutter head will slide right off. I use lighter fluid to clean everything really well. Before putting it back together, I usually do a last cleaning by pouring some fluid on a piece of matboard and using circular motion run the cutting head through that several times. It always seems to get extra dirt off. I do it until nothing more comes off.
Hope this helps. It should be pretty simple once you start to take it apart.
Edited to add: I really do love my C&H cutter. I have a really nice Fletcher at work, but when I come home and work on my C&H I am reminded how nice those cutters really are.
Candy
Look at the bottom of the rod that holds the cutter head. There should be two allen screws. If you remove those screws, the thing-a-ma-bob that is holdiing the rod in place will loosen and you will be able to remove it. Then the cutter head will slide right off. I use lighter fluid to clean everything really well. Before putting it back together, I usually do a last cleaning by pouring some fluid on a piece of matboard and using circular motion run the cutting head through that several times. It always seems to get extra dirt off. I do it until nothing more comes off.
Hope this helps. It should be pretty simple once you start to take it apart.
Edited to add: I really do love my C&H cutter. I have a really nice Fletcher at work, but when I come home and work on my C&H I am reminded how nice those cutters really are.
Candy
Welcome to the Grumble, Johnny! 
johnny hulgan
CGF, Certified Grumble Framer
I think I'm going to like this place.
Thank you all.
Thank you all.