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Operation
6.2
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The Cutting Head in General
The three cutting tools are:
1. The Cutting Blade
- Using a standard Medium Duty utility blade (not Heavy Duty -
they will not fit) to cut PVC Foamboards like Forex®, corrugated plastic such as
Correx®, card, matboard and many other types of rigid boards up to 13mm (1/2")
thick.
2. The Scoring Blade - A specially designed tool steel scoring blade is used to score
the surface of any brittle plastics including Acrylic's such as Perspex®, Plexiglass
and even some Polycarbonates. Once scored the plastic sheet is removed from the
machine and 'snapped' along the score line. Any thickness (up to 13mm 1/2") can
be scored but tests should be carried out on a sample of the sheet to ensure it does
'snap' and to an acceptable quality (remember to use hand and face protection when
doing this).
3. Glass Cutting - A high quality tungsten carbide wheel is used to score glass. An
optional Glass Cutting Kit will be required to use this facility, operating instructions for
glass cutting are not included in this manual and but are supplied with the Glass
Cutting Kit.
NOTE: Our research established that glass cutting is very rarely required by Sign makers
and Graphic workshops. That knowledge allowed us to exclude the fixed breakout ramp
and incorporate a level back board system enabling material to be loaded from left or
right for optimum material flow in any workshop.
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