KLIC-N-KUT KNK Force, User Manual

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D5. Test Cutting a Material Using the Force Rotary Tool
Go to the Online Calculator
and enter the Surface
Height and Thickness.
Read and follow all instruc-
tions carefully.
Set the Z Origin with the tool
tip on the material.
Set the
XY Origin in the lower
right corner of the material.
Go to Cutter>Cutter Settings and
note the current value for Surface
Height.
Using a caliper or a ruler with small
increments, measure the
Thick-
ness of the material.
Not cut through at all
Cut through material.
Cut through MPL.
Increase Passes by 2. If you’ve increased several
times, try increasing ED by 10, as well.
Return to 1.
There are cut lines
in the MPL.
There are no cut
lines or faint lines.
You are done!
Record your settings!
Lower ED by 10 if lines are shallow;
by 20 or more if deep.
Return to 1.
Partial cut (cut
through in some spots
but not in others)
Lower ED by 20. Increase Passes by 2 or
more. Make sure mat is not warped.
Return to 1.
Increase ED by 5. Increase Passes by 1.
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,
increase the
Passes, lower the SD, and
lower the CS .
Check MPL
for cut lines.
Check MPL
for cut lines.
There are deep cut
lines in the MPL.
There are no cut
lines or faint lines.
Tape the material securely onto the mat protection
layer (MPL) used in the Pen test.
Install a cutting bit into the Force rotary tool and
the rotary tool into the Force using Force adaptor.
Open a file with a small
test shape. Perform the
Pen Test, as presented
in Section 13.05, to
verify accuracy of ED .
Carefully re-measure and update calculator . Verify correct Surface
Height is entered. Use Recommended ED. Repeat Pen Test.
Return to 1.
Verify correct Surface Height is entered. Decrease Thickness by
0.5 mm (on left side) or by 0.02” (on right side) in calculator. Use
new Recommended ED. Repeat Pen Test. Return to 1.
Caliper was used for
measuring Thickness.
Ruler or manufacturer’s
specs were used for
measuring Thickness.
Following Pen Test , up-
date settings for rotary tool
cutting. Remember to
keep all speeds low and
Passes high.
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