MBM Triumph 721-06 LT Paper Cutter (Discontinued)

A: Before I begin theorizing, you should know that the old -05 model you have was replaced by the -06 (current) model many years ago. Your machine is probably at least 15 years old at this point which opens up a lot of possibilities for losing a few tenths of an inch on the minimum cut. The two most likely reasons are user error, or the result of a repair or blade change preformed previously by an unauthorized technician. Both of which can be remedied by a service call from one of our factory trained technicians. The final possibility is that in it's 15 year lifespan it could have been bumped in such a way that the frame is no longer capable of reducing the cut to 2". This can also be fixed. At Whitaker Brothers we understand school budgets can be tight. So if you would like a work around, try cutting from the opposite direction. If you're trimming two inches off an 11" piece of paper, set the machine to cut at 9" and put the paper all the way in. It will produce the exact same result as setting the machine at 2" to make the cut.