Scratchthejeepguy

I think I'm cutting too deep...

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My US Cutter vinyl cutter seems to be cutting too deep.  I didn't know how to set the depth of the blade, but I saw an image on US Cutters website that showed me how far the blade should be sticking out so I just copied that...

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Did you cut the holder in half like the picture? If not, that could be the problem.:P

 

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look up the posts made by MZ Skeeter for the proper way to set a blade. Works every time.

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posted hundreds of times on the forum.

To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing. You should just barely see and feel your blade tip out of the blade holder.

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21 minutes ago, MZ SKEETER said:

posted hundreds of times on the forum.

To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing. You should just barely see and feel your blade tip out of the blade holder.

So it's not supposed to stick out as much as it is in the picture I posted above...?

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56 minutes ago, Scratchthejeepguy said:

So it's not supposed to stick out as much as it is in the picture I posted above...?

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No way.  You should just barely see and feel the blade tip out of the blade holder, as stated. You only cut with the very tip of the blade. Vinyl is only 2-3 mil thick. 

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29 minutes ago, Scratchthejeepguy said:

Actually, this thread was just a joke......  I saw the pic that US Cutter has of their blade holder and thought it was funny.

they also still have videos and instructions to use 1/2 a credit card depth which we all know is 10 times too much blade - the old timers that stay around and read every single post helping newbies have gotten hundreds of people cutting correctly on the weekends and nights when the main office is closed - - - day after day, week after week, month after month - same story.  

 

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