MIMAKI cg-100AP, Instruction Manual

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∆ mark shows attachment part.
The identification seals are stuck on each tool except the ball pen, plastic pen and ceramic pen so that the types of
tools set in the magazine can be automatically identified by the plotter.
• Refer to the “MERITS OF THE TOOLS” contained in this chapter for de-
tailed explanation of the tools. (See page 1-36.)
Tool Name Principal Propertie
Water ball pen Easy handling
Suitable for operations under intermediate plotting speed. (60cm/s)
Sticking of ink is sometimes not fast at beginning.
Mechanical pencil correction
High speed plotting is possible (top speed operation)
Deposit efficiency of the lead is different depending on media to be used.
Water plastic pen Easy handling
Oil based plastic pen Suitable for operations under intermediate plotting speed (40cm/s)
Coloring condition is good.
Suitable for process color plinting and illustration
Pressurized oil based ball pen Easy correction
High speed plotting is possible (100cm/s)
Sticking of ink is sometimes not fast at beginning.
Ceramic ball pen Since the pen point is ceramic, a uniform line width can be maintained until
end of the ink jet.
Water based ink
Suitable for low speed plotting
∆ Specialized pentype cutter Cutter blade specialized for CG-100AP
The blade angle is specialized to fit the cutting on the synchro-roller.
Viewer Unusable for plotting
This enables the pen point to accurately align with the targeted position.
(To be used for such as three points axes compensation)
THE TOOLS
Discliminant of Types of the Tools
The following tools are usable for the UNIT. The name and properties of the tools are as follows.