Preparation Of Cutter Pen; Cutter Pen Nomenclature; Structure Of Cutter Pen; Adjusting The Blade Length - GRAPHTEC FC8000 Series User Manual

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Preparation of Cutter Pen

This chapter describes the structures and types of the cutter pens.

Cutter Pen Nomenclature

The plotter cuts using a cutter blade mounted in a cutter plunger. There are two different cutter plunger s
to suit the diameter of the cutter blade to be mounted (the 0.9 mm cutter plunger is provided as a standard
accessory). Be sure to mount the cutter blade in the corresponding cutter plunger.
Cutter blade
Plunger-cap

Structure of Cutter Pen

1.5 mm diameter cutter pen

Adjusting the Blade Length

Blade length needs to be adjusted to perform optimal cut. Perform few test cuts and set the optimal blade
length.
CAUTION
T o avoid bodily injury, handle cutter blades with care.
Supplement
l See "Running Cutting T ests"
l See "Adjust the Blade Length Manually"
l See "Adjust the Blade Length (Automatic Height Adjust)"
Adjust the blade length by turning the blade-length adjustment knob. Turn the knob in direction "A" to extend
the blade, or in direction "B" to retract the blade. When the knob is turned by one scale unit, the blade moves
approximately 0.1 mm. One full turn of the knob moves the blade approximately 0.5 mm.
Plunger
Blade-length adjustment knob
(Blue: For 0.9 mm-diameter blades)
(Red: For 1.5 mm-diameter blades)
Blade-length
adjustment knob
(red)
Plunger
1.5 mm diameter cutter
Plunger-cap
Plunger cap
cross-section
P .2-34 for cutting tests.
P .2-31
Cutter blade moves
approximately 0.1 mm
turning one scale unit
0.9 mm diameter cutter pen
blade
for method to manually adjust the blade length.
P .2-36
for method to automatically adjust the blade length.
B
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CAUTION
T o avoid bodily injury, handle cutter blades with
care.
Blade-length
adjustment knob
(blue)
Plunger
0.9 mm diameter cutter blade
Spring
Plunger-cap
Plunger cap
cross-section
A