Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Hmm...that's what I fear...
I bought a mount cutter set on ebay that included a plastic cutter, a cutting matt and the guide ruler. The cutter was terrible but I then managed to get a used Dexter mat cutter on ebay for about 9 quid. They are excellent. Cutting the mounts well is quite easy but marking the right size cutting lines is abit hit and miss for me. If I am tired or get interupted while marking it tends to go very wrong. It is still a bit hit and miss for me though, you really need to plan the image and border size (made by the matt) properly or it doesnt look good no matter how good the image and the cratsmanship of the matt cutting.
I'll give a highly critical review for RPF [devil]
For what it's worth I too bought a Logan compact mat cutter and it's very good although I like large borders on my mounts which can be a challenge sometimes. But I can whole heartedly recommend the product. Easy to use and reliable. No risk to fingertips either!
Those Ikea frames sound cheap but as ever with Ikea they are not suited to UK sizes. 20" x 16" is a good standard mount board size which isn't quite 52cm x 42cm so if I I use that size to fit the frame I then have to create another mount for club competition (unless anyone can think of a crafty way round this).
Mike