Cutting Mats with Alto's EZ Mat Tools

Mat Cutting for picture framing with Alto's EZ Mat tools. Use the Model 90 T Square Cutter to cut mat board and paper to size and the Alto's 4501 to the mat window for a painting.

[sarahford]

Thank you so much for posting this! A friend gave me her mom's alto cutting system and your video was perfect in instruction as well as time length for me to get all the info I needed to make my mats.

[elkinsdweller]

Thanks for keeping this video up here for us to refer back to.

[Yakone]

Very nice tutorial. I know this is a really old video, but if you see this, could you possibly make another one with instructions for how to cut a reverse bevel? (For the inner mat on pastel paintings).

[SkyscapesForTheSoul]

Thank you! The instructions that came with the cutter did not get me on the right road to understanding how to fit it together. Your video showed me what I needed to know.

[ReachDPrinters]

You make it look very easy. Thanks, and great instructions.

[WillysCJ]

Has Alto's gone out of business? They started in 1974. I will have scramble to buy the extras I didn't buy at the time. Hopefully the cutter blades will continue to be sold. I like their simple system

[trishborden]

Help! I’m almost out of blades. How can I get 10 -20 blades?

[crotnem]

I can't find anywhere how to change my blade in the 45 mat cutter! Could you help me?

[kam]

Hello, I have an Alto's 4501 mat cutter. It is 32" long but I want to cut a mat that is 34" long. Is the 4501 capable of doing this or will I need to purchase a 36" 4505 mat cutter for cutting a longer length? Thank you in advance for any advice.

[michelezembow]

I'm confused about one thing...at close to 4:55 and at a couple of other points, the cut piece starts to emerge from the original board. The cut lines are about 1/8" or 1/4" inside of the pencil lines. Why is that? I thought you'd be cutting exactly on the pencil lines, at 3" and 4".