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Fastrak 1300
Hello all,
We recently purchased a nearly new Gerber Fastrak 1300 plotter which is
used along with our Summa T1400. The Fastrak had a decent blade fitted when we bought it but is now in need of a replacement. We’ve bought 3 new blades from Spandex and the cutting quality of the new blades is really poor 👿 (distorted letters and open corners.0 We have a manual which tells you to recalibrate the settings on the plotter every time a new blade is installed but this has made no difference and is also quite time consuming. With the Summa, we simply put in a new blade and it’s ready to go. Is anyone familiar with the Fastrak and has found an easy way to replace a blade?
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7 Replies
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Hi Alan
We used to have a Fastrack 1300, once the Spandex blade was blunt we changed to using blades from Edward Mathias ( tel 0151 728 7221).
from what I remember they supplied us a blade that was fixed in a plastic holder, that then fitted into the carrier. Once blunt you sent the whole lot back to be exchanged for a new one.
They lasted a long time as well compared to the Spandex blade, hope this helps. -
Hi Alan,
I do exactly the same as Neill and get a first class service from
Edward Mathias. Have always used them for my blades for my HS15 plotter as well.Dave
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Hi alan.
from what you say you may have grit in the bearings of the blade holder or just a bad batch of blades what have spandex to say.
chris
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Thanks for the info Neill and Dave,
I’ve just rung Edward Mathias and they’re sending me a blade and holder in the post (cost £20 to start and £10 when it’s returned for a new one)
They didn’t even ask for payment first seeing as I don’t have an account with them.Alan
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Phone them back and ask for two, then when you send one back for re-sharpening, you have a spare to tide you over, just in cas of delays in the “wonderful” post service.
Dave
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Dave, I think I’ll try the blade out first to see if it’s ok. If it is then I’ll do as you suggest and keep a back-up.
Chris,
In reply to your post, I don’t think there’s any grit in the bearing and I will contact Spandex if I find that the Mathias blades are cutting ok, as you say, it may have been a faulty batch that Spandex sent us, but never having ordered them before I’ve got nothing to compare with.Thanks for your input
Alan
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Hi All,
Just a quick update on the plotter blade problem. The blade and holder arrived this morning from Edward Mathius – problem solved, it cuts perfectly without having to re-calibrate the settings.Thanks
Alan
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