About The Blade - Roland TrueVIS MG-640 User Manual

About the Blade

The cutting conditions and the service life of the blade change according to the media and the operating
environment, even when you're using identical blades. The service life also differs according to the type of
blade. A rough guide is shown below.
Blade
ZEC-U5032
ZEC-U5025
*1 The values for "Blade life" are estimates for when an identical type of media is used.
When uncut areas remain even when the blade force is increased to a value that is higher than the values
shown in this chart by 50 to 60 gf, replace the blade.
Media
General Signage Vinyl
General Signage Vinyl
Fluorescent Vinyl
Fluorescent Vinyl
Amount of blade offset
Blade force
(amount of blade tip
correction)
30 to 100 gf 0.25 mm (0.01 in.)
30 to 100 gf 0.25 mm (0.01 in.)
120 to 200 gf 0.25 mm (0.01 in.)
100 to 200 gf 0.25 mm (0.01 in.)
Blade life (general
*1
guide)
8,000 mm (26,246.7 ft.)
4,000 mm (13,123.4 ft.)
4,000 mm (13,123.4 ft.)
4,000 mm (13,123.4 ft.)
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Main Specifications