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If you set the
Blade Offset
to 0 when cutting with a blade, corners will be rounded. If it is set too high,
bubbles will cut on sharp corners:
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Below are typical
Blade Offsets
for each of the three types of blades used in the Force blade holder.
Red capped blade: 0.25 mm
Blue capped blade: 0.35 mm
Yellow capped blade: 0.75 mm
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Any time you purchase new blades, refer to the packaging for the suggested
Blade Offset
for that particular
blade.
However, it’s not unusual for blades to be slightly off-spec. Based on cutting a rectangle or square,
increase or decrease the
Blade Offset
in increments of 0.1 or smaller.
2.03.10 Overcut
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Overcut
is related to
Blade Offset
in that it isn’t needed when using a pen, embosser, engraver, and so
forth, because the tips of those tools are aligned with the center of the tools themselves. However, leaving
Overcut
at 0 when using the blade holder will result in large shapes not quite closing:
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In some cutting programs,
Overcut
is not a separate setting but rather automatically calculated and applied
based on the
Blade
Offset
entered. However, in SCAL, you enter an actual
Overcut
setting and should any
time a blade is used.
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In general, the blade type doesn’t greatly affect the
Overcut
required. Try using 1.00 mm. In the event you
cut a large closed shape, like an 8” circle, you may find that you’ll need to increase
Overcut
to 2.00 mm.
2.04 Presets
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SCAL has presets for about twenty materials. To select a preset, click on the dropdown menu and browse
the list to find the material you are cutting.
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When selecting a preset, remember these should only be used as starting points for a test cut. There are
many factors which can affect the force required, including sharpness of the blade, condition of the mat,
Imagine a line
passing through
the center of the
test pen or
blade
On a blade, the
Offset
is the
distance between the center of the
blade and the tip of the blade.
Offset is too low:
corners are rounded
Offset is too high:
bubbles appear at the corners
There is no
Offset
on a
pen.
Overcut is too low:
paths do not close
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