GRAPHTEC CE3000-40 - 6.3 The Cutting Results Are Unsatisfactory

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6.3 The Cutting Results Are Unsatisfactory
Symptom Cause Solution
The cut corners are too
rounded or too pointed.
The cutter offset does not match
the blade type used.
Adjust the cutter offset value.
Corners are rounded: Increase the value.
Corners are pointed: Reduce the value.
The medium curls up at the
corners.
The blade offset angle is too small. Increase the offset angle.
The blade is extended too far. Adjust the blade extension length.
The cutter offset does not match
the blade type used.
Adjust the offset.
The cutting speed is too high. Reduce the cutting speed.
The blade is dull. Replace the cutter blade.
Only the initial section cut is
satisfactory.
The cutter blade is not rotating
smoothly in the holder.
Clean inside the holder.
The offset force is insufficient. Increase the offset force.
The CB09UA spring is missing. Replace the blade with a spring attached.
The cutter blade does not
completely cut lines that
should be solid (blade skips).
Solid lines are not cut at a con-
stant depth (mild skipping).
The blade is extended too far. Adjust the blade extension length.
The cutting speed is too high. Reduce the cutting speed.
Curved lines have coarse res-
olution.
The cutting data is too coarse. Correct so that the application data is out-
put with greater detail.
The blade offset angle is too small. Increase the offset angle.
Characters or complex figures
are deformed.
The step-pass setting is too large. Reduce the step-pass setting.
The cutting start and end
points for figures do not
match.
The data is not connected. Check by plotting using a pen, and cor-
rect the data.
The offset force is too low. Increase the offset force.
The film is too flimsy. Use a stiffer film.
The cutter blade is not rotating
smoothly in the holder.
Clean inside the holder.
Cannot cut to the specified
size
The step size for the software and
the cutting plotter do not match.
Adjust the step-size settings so that they
match.
Scaling has been specified in the
software.
Check the scaling.
The length cut differs from that
specified.
The medium is slipping. Reduce the cutting speed.
Reduce the pen-up speed.
The distance correction is not cor-
rect.
Adjust the distance correction.
The medium is discolored
where the blade cut.
The cutter plunger tip is in contact
with the medium.
Adjust the blade extension length.
Reduce the cutting force.
The cutter blade cuts into the
backing sheet.
The blade is extended too far. Adjust the blade extension length.
The cutting force is too high. Reduce the cutting force.