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Why would the Cut Speed and Up Speed ever need to be different? When cutting extremely dense
materials at one of the slowest speeds, you will want to leave the Up Speed at a normal level, say 15, so
that you aren’t waiting unnecessarily for the blade to travel from the origin to the location to begin the cut. If
the first shape is across the mat from the origin, the wait can seem endlessly long!
2.04 Force
Force (settings from
1 to 160)
The cutting force (also called pressure) greatly affects the quality of the cut. If the force is too low, the
material cannot be cut. If the force is too high, you will get bad cutting (even incomplete cutting at times) and
tearing of the material. Use recommended starting forces for the material you are cutting and perform small
test cuts before cutting. Make adjustments in order to get a clean test cut before proceeding with your larger
cut.
The cutting force ranges from 1 to 160 on the force scale. The maximum of 160 represents the 750g of
cutting force on a Zing. Refer to the end of this chapter for recommended starting forces for various
materials. Again, remember that a lot of factors can affect the force to use, so use the test cut as a guide
and adjust, as needed.
Dull blades will need more force than new blades, thus anticipate increasing the force over the life of the
blade.
When cutting materials that can use either blade, the 45 degree blade needs more force than the 60 degree
blade, because of the extra contact with the material being cut.
Materials that absorb moisture (such as cardstock, paper, fabric, and chipboard) will need more force (and
possibly more than one pass) if they have been exposed to humidity. One tip is to blow dry these materials
before cutting.
For detailed information on cutting various materials and using accessory tools, refer to Chapter 10.
2.05 Multicut
Set the number of Multicut
passes to cut each path.
(Settings from 1 to 10) Current Multicut setting
The Multicut setting causes each individual path to be cut the set number of passes before the blade
moves to the next path to cut. This is better than just repeating the entire cut as each repeated pass is cut
with the blade held down throughout the repeated passes, resulting in cleaner cutting.
Multicut is recommended in the following situations:
Cutting thicker denser materials, such as chipboard, where multiple passes allow the blade to
progressively “carve” through the material
Cutting of certain fibrous materials, such as fabric, where a second pass will insure that all of the fibers
have been cleanly cut.
Cutting intricate or detailed shapes (such as script titles) from certain materials, such as heavily textured
cardstock, where a single pass may leave certain spots not cleanly cut.
Cutting rhinestone template material where a second pass results in much cleaner weeding of the cut
circles.
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