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Blade angles
Just a simple question to aid my sanity?
Can someone explain to me why we have different angled blades, and what are the problems you get with using the wrong one for different vinyls!
It confuses me lol
Cheers
Russ
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4 Replies
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You use the higher angle blades for thick materials and small text but the down side is tip snaps easily, because you have a higher angle you have more cutting blade and it can turn without picking up the vinyl edge.
Nick.
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Its exactly the same as any other form of cutting, different materials have different properties so the blades are made to give the best possible cut and blade life.
It doesn’t mean that if you use the wrong blade angle then the material won’t cut but one of the major problems you will find is that the blades will need to be changed a lot more frequently as they will lose their sharpness very quickly. -
Cheers guys I didnt realise that the explanation was that simple!
Thanks alot
Russ
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37° angle – Offset 0.25mm – Masking film, thin vinyls
40° angle – Offset 0.5mm – Standard vinyl (thin and medium thickness) masking film
56° angle – offset 0.75mm – Thermal transfer material, fabrics, cardboard, reflective, stencil for sandblast
Those are our Mimaki blades and what we use them for
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