Speed & Force Settings; Tips For Achieving Optimal Results - USCutter MH200 User Manual

2.6 - TIPS FOR ACHIEVING OPTIMAL RESULTS

• Use a short blade depth. In most cases the blade should be exposed only a barely visible amount
outside the bladeholder. New users tend to expose too much blade. The idea is to cut through only the
top layer of the vinyl and to leave the backing layer with only minimal scratches. This allows you to weed
the top layer off the backing easily. Take the bladeholder in your hand and cut a circle in the vinyl, to see
that the vinyl layer is fully cut, but the backer layer is barely scratched. If corners or small detail do not
cut all the way through, consider increasing the force before extending the blade depth. You only need
to extend the blade depth or use the 60 degree (blue tip) blade for thicker materials.
• Align the pinch rollers so that they are in line with a gritted part of the bottom rollers. The pinch rollers
must align with the gritted sections on the bottom roller.
• An optional cutting mat (purchased separately) can be used when cutting materials that do not have
their own backing. Place your material on the cutting mat so that the pinch rollers roll on the mat, not
the material. Move unused pinch rollers out of the way so they don't touch the parts of the material
being cut. Use a brayer roller (not included) to flatten your material on the sticky part of the cutting mat
or tape the edges of thicker materials to the cutting mat. For wider jobs it sometimes cannot be avoided
and the pinch rollers will need to roll over areas of the material being cut. Typically this is not a problem.
If cutting very thick materials you may want to consider purchasing a thinner mat.
• When cutting long pieces of material it is important to carefully position the material so that it is
completely straight and doesn't drift to one side when cutting. Use the double rulers on the cutter to
align long lengths of material.
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2.5 - SPEED AND FORCE SETTINGS
SPEED:
A good starting value for speed is 400
FORCE:
A good starting value for force is 70
To achieve more precise results, you should start with moderate speed
and force settings (400 and 70) and then increase speed only if the job
is less complex. Increase pressure if the cut is not making it all the way
through the top layer of the material being cut. As a general rule, you
will try increasing pressure before you extend the blade length.
Note: different brands of the same material (eg. glitter) may need
to use more or less pressure, depending on the specifics of each
manufacturer's brand.