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D4. Test Cutting a Material Using the Force Blade Holder
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Set a BT of 0.5 for thin materials or 1.0
for thicker. Use conservative settings-
look up a similar material in the
Sug-
gested Cut Settings table.
Set the XY origin in the lower
right corner of the material.
•
Choose a small shape: a ring works well as you can lift up cut shape and easily
check to see if mat has cut lines from inner circle.
•
Set the Z Origin with the blade tip on the cutting mat and right pinch wheel down.
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Press material onto a clean and sticky mat.
•
If cutting a rolled material without using a mat, set the Z Origin with blade tip on
top of the material instead.
Partial cut (cut
through in some parts
of each shape, but not
in other parts)
Did not cut the test
shape. Did not cut
through the material.
Increase CD by 5. If you’ve increased several
times, try setting Passes to 2 (or higher on
dense materials and lowering the ED).
Return to 1.
Increase CD by 10. If you’ve increased
several times, try increasing BT by 0.5.
Return to 1.
There are deep cut
lines in the mat
There are no cut
lines or faint lines.
If you have an intricate project, repeat
using a partial section of the project. If you
are cutting a wide project, test cut a wide
thin rectangle. Return to 1.
If you’re good to go, record your settings!
Lower CD by 5 or 10.
Return to 1.
Cut was mostly clean
but had some tearing
and/or crumpling
Reduce BT by 0.5 and CD by 5 or 10.
Return to 1.
Try one or more of the following:
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Decrease BT by 0.5.
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Make sure the mat is clean and sticky.
•
Try a different blade in case current
one is chipped.
•
Material could need drying.
•
Material might cut better with 2 passes
and lower ED.
Return to 1.
Cut was clean!
Perform the
test cut.
1.
IMPORTANT: If a stuttering sound occurs
during the cut and/or the mat is skewing, in-
crease the Passes and use a lower ED, SD,
and CS so that the blade can work its way
through the material.
When using multiple passes, set
SD = ED/Passes
Check mat
for cut lines.
Check mat
for cut lines.
There are deep cut
lines in the mat
There are no cut
lines or faint lines.
Cut was clean on one
side of the mat but not
on the other
Check mat
for cut lines.
There are deep cut lines
in parts of the mat.
There are no cut
lines or faint lines.
Increase CD by 5 or 10.
Return to 1.
Lower BT by 0.5 or 1. Increase CD
by 5 or 10. Return to 1.