Choosing The Correct Blade For The Job - Intec ColorCut SC5000 Series User Manual

9.1.1 Choosing the correct Blade for the job

Each packet of Intec Blades shows the Knife Offset on the front of the packet.
Nominally the standard Yellow, Red and Blue blades that are 1mm, use a 0.25mm
Knife offset, while the 1.4mm larger Circlip blades use a 0.75mm Knife Offset.
Name Image
Blade
Circlip
Knife
* While technically the blade can cut 1.0mm thick material, the force required can vary significantly
based on material density therefore on typical card based stocks we only recommend up to 350
micron board for optimal results.
Remember to check and set the Knife Offset when changing blades.
Click the [SETTINGS]
button on the main
ColorCut Pro screen to
display the ColorCut
Settings Dialogue box.
Enter the value for your
Knife Offset in the box
shown.
Click [OK] to save the
settings.
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An- Blade
gle Diameter
30 1mm
O
45 1mm
O
60 1mm
O
45 1.4mm
O
1
Knife
Features and Application
Offset
For film, very soft material, thin
0.25mm
label material.
Typically for most other label
0.25mm material, stickers, and very thin
paper/card,
For thick specialty media.
(Magnetic or sandblast media)
0.25mm Sharply angled tip provides a
longer cutting edge for cutting
media from 0.3 to 1mm thick.*
Die-Cutting on most packing
board up to 500 micron. Circlip
0.65 - provides better pressure and
improves blade direction
0.75mm
changes on dense media, from
0.25 to 0.5 mm thick.
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