Busdriverfella 1 Posted May 31, 2012 Greetings, My new SC 34" cuts great at 1 g pressure. Tech support said "Your blade must be too far out!" It's not. I used the free hand method. Run it by hand across the vinyl and adjust the blade depth until it cuts the vinyl and not the backing. I can barely feel the point of it with my fingertip. I ran a series of tests at 100 speed. At about 40 g pressure it leaves a minor impression on the backing paper. Under that it leaves no impression on the backing paper, but still cuts nicely all the way down to 1 g pressure. So I guess I'll be cutting at around 25 or so, as that's more than 1 and not enough to leave impressions on the backing paper. Isn't that a bit odd though? What I've been reading leads me to think that I should be around 100 or more .. ? I'll be happy to try more testing, but I don't think I can adjust the blade any further inside the holder. Is my machine just .. special? Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted May 31, 2012 This is exactly what my SC 34" operates at -- 1g. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinylmotivations 143 Posted May 31, 2012 It could be that the electronics allow that to be set but at some point you cease to see an actual decrease... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriverfella 1 Posted June 1, 2012 Okay, thanks. I feel better knowing someone else has a similar situation. I wouldn't know how to check if it's really changing the pressure between 1 and 2 or 2 and 22. As long as it's happy, I guess I'm happy too. Thanks for the responses, it is appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites