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title: "Graphics Compact Classic Versatile Portable Mat Cutter Model 301-1"
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# 32-inch cutting capacity Precision bevel & straight cuts Includes 5 extra blades Graphics Compact Classic Versatile Portable Mat Cutter Model 301-1

**Brand:** logan
**Price:** KSh56429
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ✂️ Cut like a pro, frame like a boss!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Graphics Compact Classic Versatile Portable Mat Cutter Model 301-1 by logan
- **How much does it cost?** KSh56429 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- logan enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted logan brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **All-in-One Kit:** Comes with bevel cutter, straight knife, cutting board, and detailed instructions for flawless framing.
- • **Cost-Saving DIY:** Save on custom framing by crafting gallery-quality mats tailored exactly to your artwork.
- • **Portable & Compact:** Lightweight, portable design with built-in handle—perfect for home studios and on-the-go creatives.
- • **Infinite Cut Length:** Open-ended design lets you slide mats for unlimited cut length beyond 32 inches.
- • **Pro-Level Precision:** Bevel cutting head and parallel mat guide deliver clean, professional beveled edges every time.

## Overview

The Logan Graphics Compact Classic Model 301-1 is a versatile, portable mat cutter designed for precision bevel and straight cuts on standard 4-ply mat boards. Featuring a 32-inch active cutting surface with an open-ended design for unlimited length, it includes a bevel cutting head, parallel mat guide, straight cut knife, and five extra blades. Ideal for hobbyists and home framers seeking professional results without the custom framing price tag.

## Description

The Logan 301-1 Compact Classic is a versatile, portable 32 inches (81cm) capacity mat cutter that provides affordable and professional results. The capacity of mat board between the hinges accommodates up to 32 inches (81cm) but being an open end machine, the length of a cut can be infinite by cutting and sliding the material through the length of the machine. Includes parallel mat guide for setting border widths from 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) to 4-1/2 inch (11.4 cm), spring loaded serrated guide rail, push style #302-1 bevel cutting head with start and stop indicator, 500 mat knife for downsizing mat board and foam board, built-in carry handle in box, five extra blades and a fully illustrated matting instruction guide. The 301-1 Compact Classic is ideal for low volume at home framers. Uses Logan 270 blades. Great for the at home framer, or for artists who want to frame their own work.

Review: Does the trick - Unboxed last night. Directions aren’t very good, but it’s pretty intuitive and I figured it out. Cuts are accurate. Mats look great. It’s solidly built and it does what I need it to do. With that said, I recommend you buy additional blades. I matted 12 pictures and I blew through 2 blades. Also the slip mat gets trashed pretty quickly. I am going to buy one of those self healing cutting mats instead. Instructions say I shouldn’t cut so deeply into the slip mat but I couldn’t figure out how to adjust the blade height so I didn’t cut so deeply. Overall with the pros and cons it’s a good unit and I’d recommend it to create a professionally matted picture.
Review: easy to use and gives professional results - I've cut a number of mats now with this tool and find it precise, easy to use and economical for its cost. The bevel cuts are indeed precise and, with careful use, come out professional-looking. The bevel cutter itself guides along the unit and doesn't take much strength to push along the bevel, and there's a very well-calibrated parallel ruler that holds the mat in place for the bevel cuts. (One caveat: you probably should stick to 2-ply mats, although it's possible to get a layered look by doubled mats, the wider one outside the inner one). The unit also comes with a knife for cutting larger mat sheets (which usually come 32x40" and fit in the cutter, which the knife uses as a guide). While you can get precut bevel mats at art stores, I use a Canon PRO-10 photo printer, I do my own digital photography, so I find that the printed photos are usually sizes that the precut mats don't match, so I need a tool like this, both for bevels that fit the pictures and mats cut to fit the art-store frames. A professional-looking bevel-cut mat goes with exhibit-quality prints, and I'm getting that with this cutter. The unit ships with extra blades and a DVD that includes very helpful instructional videos, though the videos are also on the Logan website along with more material. Calculating the size of bevel cuts is tricky and Logan well-demonstrates how to measure and calculate the cuts. Logan does sell more elaborate cutters, but for me, someone who does this as a hobby, this particular product is a very good value for the money, saves considerable money in precut art supplies or custom framing, and very well-suited for what I do. Strongly recommend, esp. for hobby photographers or framers.

## Features

- This large-capacity precision mat cutting system creates professional beveled mats for all your framing projects.
- Bevel cutting head and mat knife for straight cuts as well as a parallel mat guide to maximize cutting potential and options
- Open ended machine means the length of a cut can be infinite by cutting and sliding the material through the length of the machine. Not limited to 32 inch length cut.
- Works with standard thickness 4-ply mat board only and uses Logan 270 blades
- Includes 1 cutting board, mat guide, bevel cutter, straight cut knife and instruction manual

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B004J1B0BO |
| Active Surface Area | 32 inches (length), unknown width |
| Best Sellers Rank | #55,989 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #48 in Scrapbooking Die-Cut Machines |
| Brand | Logan |
| Color | Multicolor |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (822) |
| Date First Available | January 10, 2011 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00008957912650 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 0.106 ounces |
| Item model number | LOG301-S |
| Manufacturer | Logan Graphic Products |
| Material | Foam |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Print media | Card stock |
| Product Dimensions | 8.5"D x 36.2"W x 2.8"H |
| UPC | 008957912650 683203351935 |

## Product Details

- **Active Surface Area:** 32 inches (length), unknown width
- **Brand:** Logan
- **Color:** Multicolor
- **Material:** Foam
- **Product Dimensions:** 8.5"D x 36.2"W x 2.8"H

## Images

![Graphics Compact Classic Versatile Portable Mat Cutter Model 301-1 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41pdtn4ZItL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can you fit a 32" wide mat through this cutter - is the open area at least 32" wide? I need to cut a 32" wide mat in two pieces, will this do it?**
A: 32.5 inch opening on ours.  I just measured it.  Also put a pice of cardbord in there that was 32" with a little room to spare....so yes, you should be fine.

**Q: Does this model have ADJUSTABLE STOPS  that do not allow the blade to move beyond a preset point or does the user have only his eye to "stop" overcuts?**
A: There are no stops. There is a mark on the sliding knife that shows you when to stop as it comes to the measurement line on the mat. You have to be careful but it is not hard to make good cuts.

**Q: Is the limitation of cutting only 4 ply mat board a function of the depth of the blade on the supplied bevel cutter?**
A: I don't think so because you can cut foam mounting board (about 1/4 inch thick}.  You can probably cut 4 ply, but it may take more than one pass.  I think that it is mostly a matter of leverage.

**Q: Can the cutter be configured to pull instead of push?**
A: Well once you place the cutter on the track;the engage the blade by pushing the button down on the blade you can push or pull.It's a simple straight line if on the track correctly; at the start of your cut push the blade down securely so that you feel you have penetrated the mat cleanly. Then start at the bottom or at the top of your line. In my experience it creates more resistance with the pull than with the push. Keeping a sharp blade is critical. The thickness and quality of the mat have a great deal to do with the resistance you will encounter. I am very pleased with the unit and found the CD very useful with practice and patience you will get great results.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does the trick
*by M***Y on April 19, 2025*

Unboxed last night. Directions aren’t very good, but it’s pretty intuitive and I figured it out. Cuts are accurate. Mats look great. It’s solidly built and it does what I need it to do. With that said, I recommend you buy additional blades. I matted 12 pictures and I blew through 2 blades. Also the slip mat gets trashed pretty quickly. I am going to buy one of those self healing cutting mats instead. Instructions say I shouldn’t cut so deeply into the slip mat but I couldn’t figure out how to adjust the blade height so I didn’t cut so deeply. Overall with the pros and cons it’s a good unit and I’d recommend it to create a professionally matted picture.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ easy to use and gives professional results
*by R***N on July 12, 2013*

I've cut a number of mats now with this tool and find it precise, easy to use and economical for its cost. The bevel cuts are indeed precise and, with careful use, come out professional-looking. The bevel cutter itself guides along the unit and doesn't take much strength to push along the bevel, and there's a very well-calibrated parallel ruler that holds the mat in place for the bevel cuts. (One caveat: you probably should stick to 2-ply mats, although it's possible to get a layered look by doubled mats, the wider one outside the inner one). The unit also comes with a knife for cutting larger mat sheets (which usually come 32x40" and fit in the cutter, which the knife uses as a guide). While you can get precut bevel mats at art stores, I use a Canon PRO-10 photo printer, I do my own digital photography, so I find that the printed photos are usually sizes that the precut mats don't match, so I need a tool like this, both for bevels that fit the pictures and mats cut to fit the art-store frames. A professional-looking bevel-cut mat goes with exhibit-quality prints, and I'm getting that with this cutter. The unit ships with extra blades and a DVD that includes very helpful instructional videos, though the videos are also on the Logan website along with more material. Calculating the size of bevel cuts is tricky and Logan well-demonstrates how to measure and calculate the cuts. Logan does sell more elaborate cutters, but for me, someone who does this as a hobby, this particular product is a very good value for the money, saves considerable money in precut art supplies or custom framing, and very well-suited for what I do. Strongly recommend, esp. for hobby photographers or framers.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Almost perfect
*by J***. on March 27, 2024*

I waffled between getting this, and getting a cheaper bevel knife and straight-edge. This was the right call. It's easy and intuitive to use, and you can absolutely get a perfect cut on your first try. If you're paying attention, it's going to come out great. The only negative about it is that it takes proprietary blades for some reason. It seems like it would have been trivial to design it to use standard double edge razor blades, which are generally sharper than the blades in this kit. It's not even that the blades for this are very expensive. They're actually on-par with the cost of any decent razor blade. But because they're proprietary you have to keep track of special blades for it, and you can't just buy a 1000 pack at the hardware or drug store like you could have if it took standard blades. Oh well.

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