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plotter blade change
hi all,
Just out of curiosity, how often do you people change your plotter blades?
Upto now, I have been changing the blade when I don’t think its cutting as good as it should. I have just this minute changed the blade and I am amazed at how well it cuts!
I try and squeeze every penny out of each blade, but I am thinking it is false economy as I spend twice as long trying to weed.
does anyone measure how much work they put through the machine before changing blades? -
9 Replies
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Depends what you’re cutting too.
If ‘normal’ vinyl it’ll last for AGES, if reflective – it’ll be blunt after a couple of runs. I trashed a perfectly good blade doing reflective on my own van! Just as well I always hold a spare…and keep all my duffers (never know 🙄 )
Mind you I’m only £15/20 for a new blade so I don’t need to make it last 6 months!
Dave
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Mine lasted nearly a year cutting normal vinyl and flex but the second I started to cut some flock it went blunt in days 🙁
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John
flock is norm,ally cutt with a different offset bladeKev
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quote Kevin Flowers:John
flock is norm,ally cutt with a different offset bladeKev
lol yeah i know that now 😳
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I go through loads when l’m cutting through a laminated print, bloody people who want laminated decals (:)
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Clive, I must be thinking the same as you.
I try to squeeze out the last bit of performance out of my blades…then when you use a new one, wow what a difference!!!
I mainly use standard vinyls and my blades seam to last alot longer than most.
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I just get fleeced into buying blades. Ok I bought one because I felt the machine needed one, then I ordered some pens to do some drawings the other day, I ordered 5, and they sent me a 30 degree blade. When I phoned up, they suggested it was easier to bill me for the blade and send the pens than for me to send the blade back! What can I use a 30 degree blade for? I usually go with 45 but I have 1 60 degree too. Come to think of it, what is a 60 for? I tend to use 45 all the time….nevermind, it’s a spare blade in my box! But I am tring to get the most from each blade as even £20 is quite a spend sometimes as I’m only starting up!
Adam
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60 Degree blades are used to cut thicker materials such as flock if I am correct.
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i change my blade ever 75metres of vinyl ranging from 3to 5 and 5 to 7 year vinyl. I usually buy 5 blades at a time and they are £60 including delivery. I used to keep them longer but the weeding was a nightmare
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