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Chapter 2: Operation
Adjusting Exposure and Force
Properly adjust blade exposure and force to achieve good cutting
results. Getting this right can make or break a design.
Adjusting Blade Exposure:
1.
Turn the
Force
knob clockwise to maximum. Set the
Speed
to
50% with the keypad knob. The maximum force setting is ad-
Figure 22.
When properly exposed, the blade lightly scores
the backing.
justable in the
Control Center
to 500 grams (400 grams for the
I/S 60), if required for thick materials. A maximum force of 200
grams is sufficient for most materials.
2.
Check that the blade tip is barely visible when viewing the
blade from the side. This technique approaches the correct
blade exposure from too little with no chance of having too
much (which could damage the blade).
3.
Press the
START / STOP
button on the front panel until the
LED is red. Move the carriage until the blade is near the right
edge of the material.
4.
Press the
Test Cut
key for one second. The cutter will cut a test
design. There will be no cutting if the initial foot adjustment
was correct.
5.
Turn the foot
1
/
8
-turn upward (clockwise from below). Press
the
Test Cut
key. The material should have a light pattern.
6.
Continue increasing the blade exposure and making test cuts.
The test design will completely separate from the surrounding
material and lightly score the material backing when enough
blade is exposed.
Successive test cuts will automati
-
cally be positioned to the left of
the previous test cut.
Note
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