Achieving Optimum Cutting Results - GRAPHTEC CUTTING PRO FC3100-60 Service Manual

3.6 Achieving Optimum Cutting Results

The quality of cutting operations is determined by the settings of the five parameters below.
• Blade length
• Cutting force
• Cutting speed
• Cutting quality
• Cutter offset
To ensure optimum cutting results, be sure to set the above parameters in conformance with the guidelines
provided in the tables below.
Cutting Conditions by Medium
Cutting medium
Outdoor film
Indoor film
Transparent film, translucent film
Reflective film
Fluorescent film
Sandblast rubber (for masking)*
*1 Before cutting sandblast rubber, make sure that Condition 4 has been selected, and that THICK
MODE has been enabled.
Cutter Offset by Blade Type
Material & Blade Number
Super-steel CB09UA
CB15-10U
CB15U
CB15U-SP
CB15U-K30
CB15U-K30-SP
Ceramic CB15-10C
Sapphire CB15-05S
Other
When using a blade type that is not listed in the table above or when a cutting operation using a thick or
otherwise difficult to cut medium produces unsatisfactory results, set the blade type to OTHER and then
alternately adjust the CUTTER OFFSET value and run a cutting test until the desired results are achieved.
Adjust the blade length according to the thickness of the medium (see
Section 3.4, "Adjusting the Blade Length").
Set these conditions according to the combination of medium and cutter
blade you are using (see USER'S MANUAL Section 4.5, "Setting the Cutter
Pen Conditions").
Set this condition according to the type of cutter blade you are using (see
USER'S MANUAL Section 4.5, "Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions").
Thickness Blade type
(mm)
0.05 to 0.08 CB09UA
0.08 to 0.1 CB09UA
0.08 to 0.1 CB09UA
0.08 to 0.1 CB09UA
0.20 to 0.25 CB09UA,
CB15U
1
0.5 to 1.0 CB15U-K30
Blade type
09U
15-10U
15U
15U
15U-K30
15U-K30
15-10C
15-05S
OTHER
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FORCE SPEED QUALITY
10 to 14 over 30
14 to 17 over 30
14 to 20 over 30
14 to 20 over 30
20 to 24 10 to 20
17 to 24 5 to 15
Panel display
CUTTER OFFSET
Default Setting range
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 1 to 45
3 to 4
3 to 4
3 to 4
3 to 4
2 to 3
1
± 5
± 5
± 5
± 5
± 5
± 5
± 5
± 5