Manufacturer of many types of vinyl cutting plotter blade.
Vinyl cutter blade angles.
For those who want to cut reflective and other materials in a graphtec or vinyl express qe or q series plotter the economical option is to use an aftermarket 0 9mm blade with a 60 angle.
The deep point blade has a steeper blade angle 60 degrees and the housing is shorter to allow clearance for thicker materials up to 1 5mm thick.
Those are only 14 00 each or five for 50 00.
A lower angle 45 degree is great for thin materials while a steeper angle 60 degrees has a more vertical cutting orientation that penetrates deeper.
This deep cut blade housing is blue and accepts deep point replacement blades which are easily identified in stores by the blue protective caps.
The key items in the plotter setup include.
Guaranteed to get better blade life than oem blades.
The cutter is designed to cut completely through the vinyl without cutting completely through the backing.
You should apply a moderate amount of pressure to cut roughly halfway through your vinyl plank.
Use a utility knife to cut halfway through your vinyl plank.
Don t worry about cutting all the way through the plank.
Use 30 50 less downforce.
Using the framing square to guide your blade begin cutting along the marked line at a 45 degree angle.
Mh series vinyl cutter compatible blades choice of 45 60 deg or assortment rationale for blades of different angles.
With the introduction of the new avery dennison cut vinyl film portfolio featuring hp750 high performance and sc950 supercast films i thought this would be a good time for a refresher on plotter blade selection and set up.