Professional quality bevel edge window mountcutter

The perfect choice for artists, hobbyists and photographers

At the heart of the Duo System is the unique Longridge cutting technology with unrivalled precision.

Size matters

What the Duo System includes – no other tools are needed to cut the mountboard sheet to size and to complete a bevel edge window aperture.

Component..	..and how it helps cut a perfect window aperture
Hook-on bevel cutter with retractable blade for cutting the window		Variable depth control, start/stop indicator, comfortable grip that fits the shape of the hand. Comes assembled for right handed use but is fully reversible for left handed use. The uniquely designed Longridge cutter means that the blade glides through the mountboard without requiring any real physical effort producing a clean, accurate cut.
Hook-on vertical cutter with blade guard/parking rest.		For cutting the mountboard sheet to size. The vertical cutter should only be used when the Guide Rail is fitted to the Base.
Packet of 5 blades (Ref L 030)		Bevel and vertical cutters use the same blade. Blades are reversible.
Base with specially treated non-slip surface and facility for squaring the mountboard sheet to size.		The base holds the Guide Rail securely in position, making work easy and comfortable to control. The integral squaring facility on the base ensures that mounts are cut square from the original mountboard sheet.  The channel in the Base accommodates the vertical cutter blade when cutting the mountboard sheet to size.
Non-slip 660mm (26") Guide Rail		There are two end caps, profiled to make it easy to lift the Rail on and off the Base: one end cap has a round hole, one a slotted hole for easy location onto the base pins. Two rubber strips in the underside of the rail further prevent any twisting movement of the mount. The guide rail has two moveable cutter stops and one moveable mount stop. The mount stop prevents the mount moving while the bevel edge window aperture is cut.   The two cutter stops are moved along the Guide Rail so that the cutting positions are  preset before the cut is made.  They also prevent over-cutting in the corners when cutting the window aperture. Since the positions of the cutter stops are set prior to cutting the window aperture, by simply turning the mount around means the stops are already in the correct position for cutting the opposite side of the window.  The combination of the cutter stops and the mount stop make cutting several mounts of the same size extremely quick and easy.
Marker Gauge with pencil for marking out window borders		150mm (6") scale with metric and Imperial measurements. This makes marking out the border more accurate and efficient than using a pencil and ruler.
Screwdriver		For adjusting blade depth and mount stop position
Retractable steel tape measure		For measuring the mountboard sheet to size.
Protective mountboard cutting strip		To achieve a crisp, clean bevel cut, it is vital to support the mount. Longridge have now developed the SprintMat especially to provide the perfect base medium to cut into and guide the blade and provide the necessary support. Failure to support the mount in this way is likely to result in a poorer quality, ragged edged cut.
Instructional DVD		Easy to follow instructions on how to use your Longridge Mountcutting System to produce professional quality single bevel edge window mounts. As well as simple mounts, instructions are also included on more advanced techniques and also on V groove decoration - please note that earlier versions of the Longridge mount cutter are not suitable for V grooving. The DVD is multilingual in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Colour of components may vary from illustrations

Left and right handed use

The Longridge cutter can be set for either right or left handed use, however if both right and left handed people will be using the same System, then we recommend separate bevel cutters set for each type of use.  Details are given on the mount cutting accessories page.

Push or pull action

We recommend using a push action as it is safer. However, if you prefer to use a pull action, then the blade should be set for left handed use if you are right handed (and right handed use if you are left handed). Take extra care if using a pull action that the cutter is prevented from causing injury at the end of the cut, especially with the vertical cutter.

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