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Suggested Cut Settings for Various Materials on KNK Zing / Zing Air

IMPORTANT: These settings should be used for the initial test cut. Adjustments may be necessary based on the condition of
the blade, variations in the material, humidity, condition of the cutting mat, blade tip height, etc.

# of Blade
Material Type Material Brand or Source Blade Force Speed (Cut/Up) Other Comments
Passes Ht*
Zing
Zing
Air
Acetate Grafix - 0.005" Red 60 10/10 15/15 1 25

130- Flatten with a brayer and tape to mat (all the
Aluminum Lipton Tea can Red 8/10 9/15 1 13
140 way around)
Tape to mat; avoid thin parts; splinters
Balsa 1/16" from Michael's Blue 80-90 8/10 9/15 2 6 easily; use 6 Post It notes for ht; may want
to decrease offset
Balsa 1/32" from Michael's Blue 80-90 8/10 9/15 2 6 Tape to mat; may want to decrease offset

Use 13 Post It Notes for blade tip height;
Basswood 1/16" from Hobby Lobby Blue 160 8/10 9/15 6 13
tape to mat
Avoid having wheels over wax, placed wax
Candle Wax Stockmar wax sheets - 0.05" Blue 5 9/10 11/15 1 25 in freezer for a few minutes after cutting and
before weeding
American Crafts - 80 lb
Cardstock Red 75-95 10/10 15/15 1 25
(218g)- Textured
Cardstock Bazzill - Basics Red 75-95 10/10 15/15 1 25

120-
Cardstock Bazzill - Card Shoppe Red 10/10 15/15 1 25 or Force of 100 and 2 passes
140
Very sensitive to blade length and excess
Cardstock Bazzill - Prismatics Red 40-60 10/10 15/15 1 25
force
85-
Cardstock Bazzill - Swiss Dots Red 10/10 15/15 1 25
105
80-
Cardstock Bazzill - Two Scoops Paper Red 9/10 11/15 1 or 2 25 Use 2 passes on complex shapes
100
Cardstock Bazzill - various textures Red 70-95 10/10 15/15 1 or 2 25 Can vary greatly based on texture and color

Cardstock DCWV - Textured Brights Red 65-85 10/10 15/15 1 25 Varies with color
95-
Cardstock Doodlebug - Chenille texture Red 9/10 11/15 2 25
110
Doodlebug - Crushed Velvet 80- Facedown on mat; mirror shapes before
Cardstock Red 9/10 11/15 2 25
texture 100 cutting
Georgia Pacific 110 lb (298g)
Cardstock Red 65-85 10/10 15/15 1 25
white
Cardstock Hammermill – Cover Red 50-70 10/10 15/15 1 25 Doesn’t cut as clean as others
100-
Cardstock Neenah - 110 lb (298g) white Red 10/10 15/15 2 25 or Force of 140 and 1 pass
120
Cardstock Neenah - 80 lb (218g) white Red 50-70 10/10 15/15 1 25

*Number of Post-It notes used to set blade tip distance from material
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