KNK Zing - Suggested Settings for Various Materials 1

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Suggested Settings for Various Materials
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Material Type
Material Brand or Source
Blade
Force
Speed
(Cut/Up)
Blade
Offset
#
Passes
Other Comments
Acetate
Grafix - 0.005"
Red
60
10 / 10
0.35
1
Balsa
1.5 mm from Michael's
Blue
125
8 / 11
0.6
2
Doesn't handle very thin
parts: use light
Cardstock
Bazzill - various textures
Red
70-95
10 / 10
0.35
1 or 2
Can vary greatly based
on texture and color
Cardstock
Bazzill Two Scoops
Paper
Red
80
9 / 10
0.35
1 or 2
Use 2 passes on complex
shapes
Cardstock
DCWV - Textured Brights
Red
65-85
10 / 10
0.35
1
Varies with color
Cardstock
Recollections
Red
55-70
10 / 10
0.35
1
Cardstock
Coordinations
Red
85-
100
10 / 10
0.35
1
Cardstock
Georgia Pacific 100#-
white
Red
65
10 / 10
0.35
1
Cardstock
Stampin Up - white
Red
80
10 / 10
0.35
1
Other colors may need
more force
Cardstock
WorldWin Cutmates
(knkusa.com)
Red
60-70
10 / 10
0.35
1
Chipboard
0.03" (knkusa.com)
Blue
140
9 / 10
0.75
1
May need 2 passes on
small detail
Chipboard
Cereal Box
Blue
110
9 / 10
0.75
1
May need 2 passes on
small detail
Duralar
0.005"
(digitalcuttersplus.com)
Red
90
10 / 10
0.35
1
Fabric - thin cotton
Type used for quilting -
with stabilizer
Fabric
80
9 / 10
0.75
2
With Heat n' Bond pre-
applied
Fabric - thin cotton
Type used for quilting -
no stabilizer
Fabric
90
10 / 10
0.7
2
Pressed to extra-sticky
mat
Felt - stiffened
~1/16" from Michael's
Blue
125
9 / 10
0.75
3
Taped to a sticky mat
Foam
Fun Foam from Michael's
Blue
5
9 / 10
0.75
2
Sugar Sheets
Wilton
Red
40
9 / 10
0.35
1
Used margarine to
adhere sheet to non-
sticky mat
Icing Sheets
Cut-N-Frost by
PhotoFrost
Yellow
20-45
10 / 10
0.75
1 or 2
Thin sheet version not
recommended
Iron-on Transfer
Red
20
10 / 10
0.35
1
Leather
Bookbinding quality
Red
90
10 / 10
0.35
2
Lutradur - Heavy
Wt
ctpub.com
Red
50
9 / 10
0.35
2
Doesn't handle very thin
parts: use light
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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, etc. Most tests were done with a blade tip height equal to a
stack 25 Post-it notes or 12 Georgia Pacific 100# cardstock pieces.